Minnesota
Minnesota Golden Gophers (2-1)
Big Ten (0-0)
Live ELO
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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
Montana State
 46.0
25
Elon
 -87.6
50
Morgan State
 -135.0
51
North Carolina Central
 -135.4
52
Albany
 -136.4
53
Weber State
 -144.6
54
Southern Utah
 -145.2
55
East Tennessee State
 -145.3
56
Furman
 -145.3
57
Drake
 -145.3
58
Bryant
 -146.0
59
Colgate
 -149.7
60
Central Arkansas
 -150.1
61
Dayton
 -150.5
62
Lafayette
 -152.3
63
Southern
 -153.1
64
Nicholls
 -156.2
65
Wofford
 -159.0
66
Alcorn State
 -163.1
67
Davidson
 -165.3
68
Duquesne
 -166.3
69
Brown
 -166.3
70
Merrimack
 -168.2
71
Northern Iowa
 -168.8
72
Alabama A&M
 -168.8
73
Florida A&M
 -169.8
74
Indiana State
 -170.8
75
Eastern Washington
 -172.4
76
North Alabama
 -174.7
77
Lindenwood
 -176.9
78
West Florida
 -178.2
79
Towson
 -178.8
80
Houston Christian
 -180.2
81
Central Connecticut
 -180.5
82
Bucknell
 -182.0
83
Maine
 -182.4
84
Cornell
 -184.8
85
Princeton
 -185.8
86
Prairie View A&M
 -186.5
87
Morehead State
 -191.9
88
Howard
 -192.6
89
Texas Southern
 -193.2
100
Portland State
 -207.3
125
Stetson
 -275.0

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