------------------ Maybe the slacker schools - notably Oklahoma and 
Alabama - have so many really accomplished students that they simply look 
easy.  ;0)

See the ranking below.

Danny P. Wallace (Alabama)
Connie Van Fleet (Oklahoma)


   Number of National Merit Scholars  at Institutions with ALA-Accredited Programs, 2011

   Oklahoma  204
   Alabama  181
   North Carolina - Chapel Hill  149
   Indiana   85
   Illinois   67
   Maryland   58
   Texas   47
   Michigan   42
   Rutgers   34
   UCLA   34
   LSU   33
   Kentucky   30
   Florida State   27
   Pittsburgh   25
   Iowa   24
   Missouri   23
   Wisconsin-Madison   20
   South Florida   19
   Tennessee   18
   Wayne State   16
   Washington   14
   North Texas   12
   Southern Mississippi   9
   Drexel   5
   Kent State   3
   Denver   3
   Buffalo   2
   Catholic    1
   Syracuse    1
   Hawaii   1
   Rhode Island   1

National Merit Scholarship Corporation 2010-11 Annual Report ( http://www.nationalmerit.org/annual_report.pdf)