Duke University is a private research university in Durham, North Carolina.
The University of Iowa (UI, U of I, UIowa, or simply Iowa) is a public research university in Iowa City, Iowa, founded in 1847.
The University of Pittsburgh (Pitt) is a public state-related research university in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
The University of Arizona (Arizona, U of A, UArizona, or UA) is a public land-grant research university in Tucson, Arizona.
The University of Florida (Florida or UF) is a public land-grant research university in Gainesville, Florida.
Michigan State University (MSU) is a public land-grant research university in East Lansing, Michigan.
Case Western Reserve University (CWRU) is a private research university in Cleveland, Ohio.