Minnesota
Minnesota Golden Gophers (5-3)
Big Ten (3-2)
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2026 Minnesota Golden Gophers Impact Games

Impact Games are games that can move a team up or down the ELO Ladder (increase or decrease ELO Rank).
Direct Impact Games are head-to-head matchups for the team.

ELO Ladder

ELO Team ELO Pts
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Miami (FL)
 186.7
25
South Carolina
 68.4
33
Oklahoma
 51.7
34
Virginia Tech
 48.8
35
UTSA
 48.4
36
Illinois
 39.0
37
Duke
 30.0
38
Liberty
 28.3
39
Auburn
 25.1
40
Texas A&M
 25.0
41
Oklahoma State
 16.6
42
Jacksonville State
 15.5
43
Ohio
 12.6
44
James Madison
 11.1
45
UNLV
 10.4
46
Penn State
 10.2
47
Toledo
 9.6
48
Northwestern
 6.1
49
Wisconsin
 5.6
50
Nebraska
 4.9
51
Western Michigan
 0.6
52
Minnesota
 -
53
North Dakota State
 -0.8
54
Pittsburgh
 -1.0
55
TCU
 -1.4
56
Buffalo
 -2.9
57
North Texas
 -5.2
58
Air Force
 -7.8
59
Louisiana Tech
 -10.3
60
West Virginia
 -11.7
61
North Carolina State
 -13.8
62
Iowa State
 -22.0
63
South Florida
 -22.9
64
Cincinnati
 -25.0
65
Baylor
 -26.1
66
Arizona State
 -26.5
67
Syracuse
 -30.1
68
North Carolina
 -31.4
69
Marshall
 -33.1
70
Army
 -33.4
71
Oregon State
 -36.4
75
Wyoming
 -46.5
100
Troy
 -98.2
125
Kent State
 -177.8

Direct Impact Games

Fox
12:00 PM 1 2 3 4 T
5 UCLA
(8-0, 5-0 Big Ten)		 0
Minnesota
(5-3, 3-2 Big Ten)		 0
Huntington Bank Stadium
Minnesota Wins:
Minnesota Loses:
31.4 ELO Points
-18.6 ELO Points