Not what you asked, but I cannot stop myself: do not let USNews build your college list for you. Build the list yourself based on fit criteria.
If you want to apply to highly selective schools as part of a balanced approach to your list, choose the ones that have the qualities you desire. Consider size, location, affordability, campus culture, religious affiliation, research opportunities, housing, etc. The USNews T15 are not alike across these considerations. Also, applying to all of them will tax your ability to craft consistently strong applications with effective supplemental essays.
Prestige isn’t a fit category, though if you get into one of your most selective/rejective schools, it will come with the territory, along with a highly decorated and accomplished student body.