<p>Since it is award season, I like to equate the school rankings to Oscar nominations. If a movie is nominated (i.e. school is in the top 20) then it might cause me to check it out. Is the winner of best picture the BEST movie of the year, maybe to some, but mostly likely not always for me. I mean, how do you compare Ghandi to E.T.? It just doesn’t happen. (still not over that loss!)</p>
<p>Anyone who uses the list as more than a place to start (as others have mentioned) is ill-informed or, as PG said, an idiot.</p>