Third greatest public university in the universe?

Not this year...
Best Colleges: Top Public Schools: National UniversitiesUniversity of California--Berkeley
Berkeley, CA
1University of California--Los Angeles
Los Angeles, CA
2University of Virginia
Charlottesville, VA
2
University of Michigan--Ann Arbor
Ann Arbor, MI
4University of North Carolina--Chapel Hill
Chapel Hill, NC
5College of William and Mary
Williamsburg, VA
6Georgia Institute of Technology
Atlanta, GA
7University of California--San Diego
La Jolla, CA
7University of California--Davis
Davis, CA
9University of California--Santa Barbara
Santa Barbara, CA
9University of California--Irvine
Irvine, CA
11University of Washington
Seattle, WA
11University of Texas--Austin
Austin, TX
13University of Wisconsin--Madison
Madison, WI
13Pennsylvania State University--University Park
University Park, PA
15University of Illinois--Urbana-Champaign
Champaign, IL
15University of Florida
Gainesville, FL
17
Ohio State University--Columbus
Columbus, OH
18Purdue University--West Lafayette
West Lafayette, IN
18University of Georgia
Athens, GA
18University of Maryland--College Park
College Park, MD
18Texas A&M University--College Station
College Station, TX
22Clemson University
Clemson, SC
23Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey--New Brunswick
Piscataway, NJ
23University of Minnesota--Twin Cities
Minneapolis, MN
23University of Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh, PA
23
Maybe we could shoot for being in the top half of the BigTen?
Tweet from our former president, Mark Yudof:
Congratulations Berkeley, nation's top-ranked public university per USNews. Five UCs among the top 10 publics: UCLA, UCSD, UCD, UCSB, UCI.
Time to stop the baloney slicing in Morrill Hall? Time to be honest, get real, and get back to the business of being a true land grant institution? Time for new leadership and not simply a continuation of business as usual in Morrill Hall by another internal hire?
Recall the hubris:
"Serving Minnesota Through World-Class Greatness."
"Starting in 2004, the University began the first comprehensive strategic planning process it had undergone in almost 15 years. Under the leadership of Provost Sullivan, the University community articulated an ambitious aspiration for the University--to be one of the top three public research universities in the world [sic] within a decade."