With that out of the way, let’s take a peek at the law schools outside of the Top 50, i.e., the law schools that make up the rest of the Top 100, starting with Nos. 52 through 70. This section of the rankings was especially erratic, with five ties (one tie, two three-way ties, one seven-way tie, and one eight-way tie). Here we saw one school soar with a double-digit gain, and a few drop by quite a bit.
| University of California-Davis | 52 | -2 |
| University of Washington | 52 | -2 |
| University of Colorado-Boulder | 54 | -8 |
| University of Houston Law Center | 54 | +9 |
| University of San Diego | 54 | +3 |
| University of Tennessee-Knoxville | 57 | -2 |
| University of Connecticut | 58 | -8 |
| Marquette University | 59 | – |
| University of Missouri | 59 | -2 |
| Yeshiva University (Cardozo) | 59 | +4 |
| Pennsylvania State University Dickinson | 62 | -3 |
| St. John’s University | 62 | +1 |
| University of Oklahoma | 62 | -3 |
| University of Maryland (Carey) | 62 | +1 |
| University of Nebraska-Lincoln | 62 | +9 |
| University of Richmond | 62 | +9 |
| University of South Carolina | 62 | +1 |
| Wayne State University | 62 | +9 |
| Loyola Law School | 70 | +1 |
| Seton Hall University | 70 | +1 |
| Catholic University of America | 70 | +1 |
| Tulane University | 70 | +1 |
| University of Arizona (Rogers) | 70 | -11 |
| University of Kentucky (Rosenberg) | 70 | -2 |
| University of Miami | 70 | +22 |
Way to go, Miami (+22)! As for the biggest drop in this segment of the rankings, we’ve got Arizona (-11). Ooof.
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Moving right along, let’s check out the schools that make up the bottom of the Top 100. This segment is the most volatile yet, with one three-way tie, three five-way ties, and one nine-way tie.
| Florida International University | 77 | +7 |
| Georgia State University | 77 | +2 |
| Loyola University Chicago | 77 | +2 |
| Northeastern University | 77 | -9 |
| University of Pittsburgh | 77 | +2 |
| Drexel University (Kline) | 82 | -3 |
| University at Buffalo-SUNY | 82 | +12 |
| University of Cincinnati | 82 | -11 |
| Belmont University | 85 | -1 |
| Duquesne University (Kline) | 85 | +7 |
| Louisiana State University-Baton Rouge (Hebert) | 85 | -1 |
| Texas Tech University | 85 | +3 |
| University of California-San Francisco (formerly UC Hastings) | 85 | +3 |
| University of Montana (Blewett) | 90 | +9 |
| Drake University | 91 | -7 |
| Regent University | 91 | +3 |
| Saint Louis University | 91 | +3 |
| Stetson University | 91 | +8 |
| University of Denver (Sturm) | 91 | -3 |
| University of Hawaii-Manoa (Richardson) | 91 | +8 |
| University of Maine School of Law | 91 | -3 |
| University of Nevada-Las Vegas (Boyd) | 91 | -12 |
| University of Oregon | 91 | +3 |
| Case Western Reserve University | 100 | +7 |
| Rutgers University | 100 | +4 |
| Syracuse University | 100 | +7 |
| University of Arkansas-Fayetteville | 100 | +15 |
| University of Missouri-Kansas City | 100 | -1 |
Hoooo, boy! These are some of the most offensive drops in rank thus far in the 2026 rankings, right along with some of the biggest gains. Here we have three double-digit drops, and UNLV has one of the largest drops yet, down 12 spots. On the flip side of the coin, we have schools like Buffalo (+12) and Arkansas-Fayetteville (+15) climbing the rankings. Congratulations!
The final portion of the 2026 rankings are available on the next page.
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