<p>That is definitely true, Jack. In a way it’s kinda sad how most people know/don’t know schools based on their sports. I suspect that the Southern Illinois basketball team makes some kids in my town think that SIU is a pretty good school to go to. But just the same, at my school and in my town at least, which is 2 hours from UChicago and 6.5 hours from WUSTL, if you mention WUSTL everyone is like “wooo genius school” and UChicago doesn’t even register. But WUSTL does not have more recognizable athletics than U of C. But then again, WUSTL is very effective at marketing, some would say they are more effective at marketing themselves then at actually teaching.</p>