here is the final football rankings for this past season.
https://www.cbssports.com/college-football/rankings/
As you can see, only one of your schools is anywhere on these lists - Virginia....and they are at the bottom. I'm not saying the schools on your list have bad teams, they have all have decent teams and a decent following, show up on TV a lot, send the odd player to the pro teams, etc. But if you are looking for really popular ones, look at the southern schools: Alabama, LSU, Auburn, FLorida, FSU, etc.. Toss in Ohio State, Michigan and one or two others. However, a main concern would be your field of study...do any of these schools have a program in that? How good is it? Weather could also be a consideration...do you want school where it snows some or one where you rarely have have to wear winter type clothing? Do you need it to have good access to international travel?Lots to consider...