Wisconsin: Well I left New York City after high school to go to Wisconsin because of great academics, a great campus, the vibrant and beautiful city of Madison, and a strong sports culture. Add to that its culture of winning and tendency to put players in the NFL and it's pretty much a no brainer.

Stanford: It's the best school among the major conference, the Bay Area is great, they've been consistently good for almost a decade and develop players very well.

Washington: Great academics, beautiful campus, Seattle's a pretty cool city, they're historically a good football program, and Chris Petersen.

USC: Great academics, LA is a great place to live, they have an elite football history, and they're great at putting players into the NFL.

Texas: Great academics, Austin is a great place to live at that age, the football history and fanbase is second to none, and they get players into the NFL.

If Northwestern and especially Cal could become consistently solid, I'd probably put them in and bump out USC and Texas.