Minnesota
Minnesota Golden Gophers (2-1)
Big Ten (0-0)
Live ELO
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Up 14 since
SUN, SEP 13th

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
Needed
1
Texas
 182.4
25
Clemson
 108.5
50
South Florida
 25.7
51
Western Michigan
 25.5
52
Cincinnati
 23.8
53
Appalachian State
 22.9
54
North Carolina State
 22.0
55
Florida State
 20.7
56
North Carolina
 20.0
57
Michigan State
 18.0
58
Iowa State
 17.6
59
Marshall
 17.0
60
New Mexico
 14.6
61
UNLV
 11.4
62
Northwestern
 10.6
63
Colorado
 10.1
64
Wisconsin
 9.7
65
California
 9.7
66
Louisiana
 9.4
67
Baylor
 5.4
68
Kentucky
 3.4
69
Tulsa
 0.0
70
Minnesota
 -
71
Colorado State
 -2.7
72
UTSA
 -2.9
73
Connecticut
 -5.8
74
Boston College
 -6.8
75
Jacksonville State
 -8.1
76
Liberty
 -8.2
77
Toledo
 -8.7
78
Fresno State
 -10.5
79
Delaware
 -10.5
80
South Alabama
 -11.9
81
Navy
 -12.9
82
Wake Forest
 -17.7
83
UMass
 -17.9
84
Troy
 -18.5
85
Maryland
 -20.1
86
Army
 -23.6
87
Arkansas
 -23.8
88
UCF
 -24.6
89
Hawaii
 -26.8
100
East Carolina
 -41.9
125
Western Kentucky
 -83.4

Direct Impact Games

BTN
Final 1 2 3 4 T
Akron
(1-2, 0-0 Mid-American)		 0 0 0 7 7
Minnesota
(2-1, 0-0 Big Ten)		 10 10 7 14 41
Huntington Bank Stadium
Minnesota Wins:
Minnesota Loses:
19.3 ELO Points
-30.7 ELO Points