REUTERS — The freshly revamped U.S. News & World Report rankings officially come out on April 18, but that hasn’t stopped pundits from trying to predict how things will shake out during this highly unpredictable ranking cycle. Law schools often attempt to determine where they will land before the rankings are released, but this year’s predictions come amid a methodology overhaul and a historically late rankings publication schedule—weeks after student deposits are due at many top schools.