Thanks for the responses!
My advisor really suggested Northwestern's theory department given its strength in democratic and critical theory. I actually put a decent amount of eggs in the Northwestern basket though. I thought I'd have a pretty good shot at Northwestern given that its ranked (relatively) lower by USA news and the NRC, but was really encouraged by a study I found that showed that compared to top 15 programs, Northwestern placed PhDs phenomenally well.
Any suggestions of other theory departments where you guys think I'd have more than a random change getting in (i.e not Harvard, Yale) but have really strong and really well respected programs. For a while I was thinking New School, but although the theory looks strong, it doesn't seem like getting a PhD there leads to many opportunities. I was also thinking Chicago, but apparently all their theorists jumped ship to Northwester lol
Link to the study here: http://www.insidehighered.com/news/2007/08/21/ranking