Minnesota
Minnesota Golden Gophers (0-0)
Big Ten (0-0)
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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
Needed
1
Ohio State
 136.8
25
Utah
 88.0
37
Kansas
 60.0
38
TCU
 54.1
39
Washington
 48.2
39
Virginia Tech
 48.2
41
James Madison
 43.3
42
Navy
 42.3
43
Vanderbilt
 18.7
43
Tulane
 18.7
45
Virginia
 10.8
45
Duke
 10.8
45
North Texas
 10.8
48
North Dakota State
 9.9
49
Old Dominion
 9.0
50
Western Michigan
 8.1
51
Houston
 7.2
52
Arizona
 5.4
53
North Carolina State
 4.5
54
East Carolina
 3.6
55
Ohio
 1.8
56
Minnesota
 -
57
Boise State
 -0.9
58
Wake Forest
 -1.8
59
South Florida
 -3.6
60
Kennesaw State
 -4.5
61
New Mexico
 -5.4
62
Pittsburgh
 -6.3
63
UNLV
 -7.2
64
Connecticut
 -9.0
65
Hawaii
 -9.9
66
Kent State
 -10.4
67
Fresno State
 -10.8
68
Jacksonville State
 -11.7
69
Western Kentucky
 -13.5
69
Akron
 -13.5
71
San Diego State
 -14.4
72
Army
 -15.3
73
UTSA
 -17.1
74
Toledo
 -18.0
75
Northwestern
 -18.9
100
Central Michigan
 -48.6
125
New Mexico State
 -115.0

Direct Impact Games

Peacock
8:00 PM 1 2 3 4 T
Eastern Illinois
(0-0, 0-0 Ohio Valley)		 0
Minnesota
(0-0, 0-0 Big Ten)		 0
Huntington Bank Stadium
Minnesota Wins:
Minnesota Loses:
12.4 ELO Points
-37.6 ELO Points