Colorado is top 5 (usually 1 or 2) in physics research, and is the #1 school in the nation in NASA funding. Nobody cares about undergrad rankings. ASU is arguably the best school in the country in my field. There is some great research coming out of Utah in my field as well, although I'm not sure where they rank in other areas. BYU has jack for research, which is why the pac10 doesn't want them.
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