possible rankings shake-up ahead: are there data errors?

[brian lauter]

Well, we've hit stage three of the U.S. News rankings cycle.  For those of you unfamiliar with the process, stage three is the part of the cycle where we discuss administrative reactions to the rankings.

So far the reactions seem to be relatively sane, which is disappointing from an entertainment standpoint.  That could all change, however, because, according to TaxProf, U.S. News is currently investigating possible errors in the rankings of at least two schools.  

TaxProf Blog also has a handy compilation of law school reactions to the 2010 U.S. News rankings.  Here's hoping some geeked-up law school dean loses his cool.  Good luck in stage three!