2008 National Leaders 3rd Down Conversions - All Games through 01/08/2009
| Name | G | Attempts | Conversions | Conversion % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tulsa | 14 | 193 | 110 | 56.99 |
| 2 | BYU | 13 | 176 | 98 | 55.68 |
| 3 | Texas | 13 | 173 | 95 | 54.91 |
| 4 | Texas Tech | 13 | 169 | 92 | 54.44 |
| 5 | Missouri | 14 | 163 | 87 | 53.37 |
| 6 | Penn State | 13 | 173 | 90 | 52.02 |
| 7 | TCU | 13 | 217 | 112 | 51.61 |
| 8 | Florida | 14 | 161 | 83 | 51.55 |
| 9 | Oklahoma | 14 | 197 | 101 | 51.27 |
| 10 | Rice | 13 | 180 | 92 | 51.11 |
| 11 | Houston | 13 | 183 | 93 | 50.82 |
| 12 | Kansas | 13 | 184 | 93 | 50.54 |
| 13 | Central Michigan | 13 | 193 | 92 | 47.67 |
| 14 | Navy | 13 | 179 | 85 | 47.49 |
| 14 | Nebraska | 13 | 179 | 85 | 47.49 |
| 16 | Louisiana-Lafayette | 12 | 158 | 75 | 47.47 |
| 17 | South Florida | 13 | 173 | 82 | 47.40 |
| 18 | Ball State | 14 | 161 | 76 | 47.20 |
| 19 | Bowling Green | 12 | 174 | 81 | 46.55 |
| 20 | Memphis | 13 | 196 | 91 | 46.43 |
| 21 | Northwestern | 13 | 209 | 97 | 46.41 |
| 22 | Arizona | 13 | 175 | 81 | 46.29 |
| 23 | Florida State | 13 | 171 | 79 | 46.20 |
| 24 | Utah | 13 | 181 | 83 | 45.86 |
| 25 | USC | 13 | 168 | 77 | 45.83 |
| 26 | Colorado State | 13 | 178 | 81 | 45.51 |
| 27 | Oklahoma State | 13 | 154 | 70 | 45.45 |
| 28 | Texas A&M | 12 | 167 | 75 | 44.91 |
| 29 | Southern Mississippi | 13 | 209 | 92 | 44.02 |
| 30 | Boise State | 13 | 162 | 71 | 43.83 |
| 31 | Buffalo | 14 | 201 | 87 | 43.28 |
| 32 | Northern Illinois | 13 | 171 | 74 | 43.27 |
| 33 | Mississippi | 13 | 174 | 75 | 43.10 |
| 34 | Ohio State | 13 | 172 | 74 | 43.02 |
| 35 | Air Force | 13 | 203 | 87 | 42.86 |
| 36 | North Carolina | 13 | 173 | 74 | 42.77 |
| 37 | UNLV | 12 | 175 | 74 | 42.29 |
| 38 | Georgia | 13 | 157 | 66 | 42.04 |
| 39 | Washington | 12 | 179 | 75 | 41.90 |
| 40 | West Virginia | 13 | 177 | 74 | 41.81 |
| 41 | Western Michigan | 13 | 170 | 71 | 41.76 |
| 42 | UTEP | 12 | 168 | 70 | 41.67 |
| 43 | Alabama | 14 | 183 | 76 | 41.53 |
| 44 | Florida Atlantic | 13 | 176 | 73 | 41.48 |
| 45 | Illinois | 12 | 162 | 67 | 41.36 |
| 46 | Miami (Ohio) | 12 | 182 | 75 | 41.21 |
| 47 | Idaho | 12 | 176 | 72 | 40.91 |
| 48 | Iowa | 13 | 159 | 65 | 40.88 |
| 49 | Kent State | 12 | 162 | 66 | 40.74 |
| 50 | Kansas State | 12 | 167 | 68 | 40.72 |
| 51 | Akron | 12 | 160 | 65 | 40.63 |
| 52 | Fresno State | 13 | 165 | 67 | 40.61 |
| 53 | Nevada | 13 | 200 | 81 | 40.50 |
| 54 | Rutgers | 13 | 163 | 66 | 40.49 |
| 55 | Eastern Michigan | 12 | 183 | 74 | 40.44 |
| 55 | Middle Tennessee | 12 | 183 | 74 | 40.44 |
| 57 | Tulane | 12 | 177 | 71 | 40.11 |
| 58 | Ohio | 12 | 169 | 67 | 39.64 |
| 59 | Oregon | 13 | 182 | 72 | 39.56 |
| 60 | Temple | 12 | 170 | 67 | 39.41 |
| 61 | Oregon State | 13 | 183 | 72 | 39.34 |
| 62 | Maryland | 13 | 176 | 69 | 39.20 |
| 63 | South Carolina | 13 | 180 | 70 | 38.89 |
| 64 | UAB | 12 | 165 | 64 | 38.79 |
| 65 | Purdue | 12 | 184 | 71 | 38.59 |
| 66 | LSU | 13 | 183 | 70 | 38.25 |
| 67 | Wisconsin | 13 | 178 | 68 | 38.20 |
| 68 | Iowa State | 12 | 176 | 67 | 38.07 |
| 69 | Stanford | 12 | 150 | 57 | 38.00 |
| 70 | Troy | 13 | 187 | 71 | 37.97 |
| 71 | Virginia Tech | 14 | 211 | 80 | 37.91 |
| 72 | Louisville | 12 | 177 | 67 | 37.85 |
| 73 | Army | 12 | 172 | 65 | 37.79 |
| 74 | North Carolina State | 13 | 180 | 68 | 37.78 |
| 75 | Colorado | 12 | 181 | 68 | 37.57 |
| 76 | North Texas | 12 | 192 | 72 | 37.50 |
| 77 | Arkansas State | 12 | 158 | 59 | 37.34 |
| 78 | Arkansas | 12 | 176 | 65 | 36.93 |
| 79 | East Carolina | 14 | 206 | 76 | 36.89 |
| 80 | Baylor | 12 | 144 | 53 | 36.81 |
| 81 | New Mexico State | 12 | 174 | 64 | 36.78 |
| 81 | Marshall | 12 | 174 | 64 | 36.78 |
| 83 | Wake Forest | 13 | 196 | 72 | 36.73 |
| 84 | Georgia Tech | 13 | 161 | 59 | 36.65 |
| 85 | Duke | 12 | 183 | 67 | 36.61 |
| 86 | Boston College | 14 | 206 | 75 | 36.41 |
| 87 | UCLA | 12 | 188 | 67 | 35.64 |
| 88 | Wyoming | 12 | 166 | 59 | 35.54 |
| 89 | Auburn | 12 | 183 | 65 | 35.52 |
| 90 | Virginia | 12 | 170 | 60 | 35.29 |
| 91 | New Mexico | 12 | 182 | 64 | 35.16 |
| 92 | Toledo | 12 | 160 | 56 | 35.00 |
| 93 | Notre Dame | 13 | 181 | 63 | 34.81 |
| 93 | Pittsburgh | 13 | 181 | 63 | 34.81 |
| 95 | Tennessee | 12 | 167 | 58 | 34.73 |
| 96 | Hawai'i | 14 | 182 | 63 | 34.62 |
| 96 | Minnesota | 13 | 182 | 63 | 34.62 |
| 98 | Michigan State | 13 | 191 | 66 | 34.55 |
| 99 | SMU | 12 | 139 | 48 | 34.53 |
| 100 | Connecticut | 13 | 179 | 61 | 34.08 |
| 100 | Florida International | 12 | 179 | 61 | 34.08 |
| 102 | Miami (Florida) | 13 | 189 | 64 | 33.86 |
| 103 | Cincinnati | 14 | 174 | 58 | 33.33 |
| 103 | Utah State | 12 | 171 | 57 | 33.33 |
| 105 | Louisiana Tech | 13 | 189 | 62 | 32.80 |
| 106 | Mississippi State | 12 | 178 | 58 | 32.58 |
| 107 | Western Kentucky | 12 | 175 | 57 | 32.57 |
| 108 | San Diego State | 12 | 166 | 54 | 32.53 |
| 109 | Vanderbilt | 13 | 184 | 58 | 31.52 |
| 110 | Kentucky | 13 | 194 | 61 | 31.44 |
| 111 | Louisiana-Monroe | 12 | 167 | 52 | 31.14 |
| 112 | Clemson | 13 | 167 | 50 | 29.94 |
| 113 | California | 13 | 159 | 47 | 29.56 |
| 114 | Arizona State | 12 | 160 | 47 | 29.38 |
| 115 | UCF | 12 | 188 | 55 | 29.26 |
| 116 | Syracuse | 12 | 156 | 45 | 28.85 |
| 117 | San Jose State | 12 | 177 | 51 | 28.81 |
| 118 | Indiana | 12 | 170 | 47 | 27.65 |
| 119 | Michigan | 12 | 176 | 48 | 27.27 |
| 120 | Washington State | 13 | 179 | 48 | 26.82 |