Are you looking to do anything international with Poli Sci - i.e. French. If so, that would impact the list.
At $70K, unless you have need, you should remove Michigan. It’s well over $80K (given annual increases and the last two years are currently $4K higher.
Now the question becomes (to me), if you get into Wisconsin and Penn State - approaching $60K (is $60K at Wisconsin) - and Bama is low $20s for you - does that matter?
So does $150K delta over four years matter?
If so, then don’t apply PSU and Wisconsin - because you’ll be low 20s with automerit at Bama and you’ll be full pay at PSU and Wisconsin.
If you want like names that will be good but cheaper - for Penn State, you can try Ohio State and given it’s Poli Sci - Indiana is a home run school but not much less than PSU but you’ll get some merit. If you want French, they are fantastic for language too.
If you like the South and Bama, you can also look at UGA and UF (which will be double the cost of Bama for you but cheaper than PSU and Wisconsin). UTK is another strong in French.
If you like Tulane which won’t hit without merit, check out College of Charleston. You may be like my daughter - she was in the Charleston Fellows and International Scholars program (she double majored in Intl Studies and Poli Sci) - so it’s a group within Honors - as your #s are well above. Big scholarships if you land in that program as well as a study away included. You might find U Denver works for you as well - strong in International politics. American, too, is another that could work.
Best of luck.