I think one of the main reasons for Michigan being a "safety Top 10 school" is that it is in the Midwest. For people coming from either coast, they know its reputation, but not much else about it because it's not in a major urban area and its in that vast wasteland we east/west coasters like to call "everything inbetween" (although the school is incredibly popular in NYC area for undergrad, grad and professional schools). The truth about Michigan? It's an amazing school with a beautiful campus in a great college town. The faculty is top-notch and the students are not as cutthroat as at other Top 10 schools).
I went to Michigan undergrad (from the East Coast originally) and was rejected this year from the Law School. I want to move to California (most likely going to Davis), and I always maintained throughout the application process that Stanford & Boalt were my top choices, but if I had had my way, I would have spent 3 more years in Ann Arbor. I know that it may to tough to ponder moving to...oh, god...Michigan, but you won't regret it. Ann Arbor is like Berkeley, but grown out of its 1960s youth, and the students at all of UM's colleges are immensely proud of their school, and are right to be so. The weather may suck from December to March, but the rest of the year it's gorgeous (plus, you'll be in the library all winter anyway).
Take it from someone who wants to live in California for the rest of his life, but would have given the world to go to Michigan Law: go to school in Ann Arbor, because you won't regret your choice for a minute.