Why is it important to have reach/OOS schools on the list?

Engineering at Missouri M&T
Accounting at UT Austin (often considered one of the top five programs in the country)
Comp Sci at Stonybrook
Paper engineering/production at U Maine
Ohio State and Suny Purchase for dance
U Michigan and U Wisconsin for History

Moop- great post! I bet the posters here could come up with a robust list of top programs at publics in the US.