I agree entirely with your analysis. Still, UIUC definitely turned my head. They were so aggressive about emailing me. If I ended up there, I would love to work with Jeff Mondak and Cara Wong, but they have a great, young faculty, as well as Kuklinski, a venerable scholar for sure. I see lots of energy there with potential for a jump in rankings. Minnesota also has a great faculty. I would want to work with Larry Jacobs and Joanne Miller, but there are lots of fantastic options there. Wisconsin is obviously a widely-respected school too, but I personally rank it after Minnesota. Princeton is probably the best school for me. They have great behavior people and I can imagine really getting into political psychology there.
I guess I am anxious to visit some places and make an informed decision.