re: Who are the best non-"University of _________" state schools in the country?

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I knew Penn was private, I wasn't sure if Penn State was technically the flagship of the state.

Thanks for pointing that out.

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As far as I know, Penn State and LSU are the only "________ State" schools that are the flagship universities of their respective states. You could make an argument for Ohio State, but only sports supports it. Ohio University was around nearly 70 years before OSU, and OSU, like most "_________ State" schools were Morill Act of 1862 schools.

Fun fact: Michigan State was the first land grant college, and it was done by state charter, not federal. They could not pass a national land grant college act until 1862, when the Confederate states were not in Congress. A little known senator from Vermont got the support to create most every "_______ State" school in the country.