2012 National Leaders Opponent 3rd Down Conversions - Games Won Only through 01/07/2013
| Name | G | Attempts | Conversions | Conversion % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Akron | 1 | 16 | 2 | 12.50 |
| 2 | Hawai'i | 3 | 42 | 6 | 14.29 |
| 3 | North Carolina State | 7 | 95 | 18 | 18.95 |
| 4 | New Mexico State | 1 | 15 | 3 | 20.00 |
| 4 | Illinois | 2 | 30 | 6 | 20.00 |
| 6 | Kansas | 1 | 14 | 3 | 21.43 |
| 7 | BYU | 8 | 109 | 24 | 22.02 |
| 8 | Boston College | 2 | 36 | 8 | 22.22 |
| 9 | UAB | 3 | 43 | 10 | 23.26 |
| 10 | Bowling Green | 8 | 116 | 28 | 24.14 |
| 11 | TCU | 7 | 98 | 24 | 24.49 |
| 12 | Florida Atlantic | 3 | 40 | 10 | 25.00 |
| 12 | Virginia Tech | 7 | 112 | 28 | 25.00 |
| 14 | Florida State | 12 | 187 | 47 | 25.13 |
| 15 | Penn State | 8 | 121 | 32 | 26.45 |
| 16 | Oregon State | 9 | 125 | 34 | 27.20 |
| 17 | Mississippi | 7 | 106 | 29 | 27.36 |
| 18 | Georgia Tech | 7 | 90 | 25 | 27.78 |
| 19 | Oklahoma State | 8 | 132 | 37 | 28.03 |
| 20 | Missouri | 5 | 71 | 20 | 28.17 |
| 21 | Auburn | 3 | 46 | 13 | 28.26 |
| 22 | Wisconsin | 8 | 122 | 35 | 28.69 |
| 23 | UCLA | 9 | 135 | 39 | 28.89 |
| 24 | Alabama | 13 | 172 | 50 | 29.07 |
| 25 | Florida | 11 | 163 | 48 | 29.45 |
| 26 | Clemson | 11 | 169 | 50 | 29.59 |
| 27 | LSU | 10 | 144 | 43 | 29.86 |
| 28 | Connecticut | 5 | 80 | 24 | 30.00 |
| 29 | Utah | 5 | 73 | 22 | 30.14 |
| 30 | South Florida | 3 | 43 | 13 | 30.23 |
| 31 | Western Michigan | 4 | 59 | 18 | 30.51 |
| 32 | Nebraska | 10 | 153 | 47 | 30.72 |
| 33 | Florida International | 3 | 52 | 16 | 30.77 |
| 33 | Rice | 7 | 91 | 28 | 30.77 |
| 35 | Washington | 7 | 103 | 32 | 31.07 |
| 36 | Indiana | 4 | 61 | 19 | 31.15 |
| 37 | North Carolina | 8 | 131 | 41 | 31.30 |
| 38 | Troy | 5 | 67 | 21 | 31.34 |
| 39 | Michigan State | 7 | 101 | 32 | 31.68 |
| 40 | Fresno State | 9 | 145 | 46 | 31.72 |
| 41 | Oregon | 12 | 179 | 57 | 31.84 |
| 42 | Maryland | 4 | 69 | 22 | 31.88 |
| 43 | Stanford | 12 | 191 | 61 | 31.94 |
| 44 | Arizona State | 8 | 125 | 40 | 32.00 |
| 45 | Texas | 9 | 115 | 37 | 32.17 |
| 46 | South Alabama | 2 | 31 | 10 | 32.26 |
| 47 | Utah State | 11 | 187 | 61 | 32.62 |
| 48 | Iowa State | 6 | 101 | 33 | 32.67 |
| 49 | Virginia | 4 | 61 | 20 | 32.79 |
| 50 | Colorado State | 4 | 64 | 21 | 32.81 |
| 50 | Ohio State | 12 | 192 | 63 | 32.81 |
| 52 | Duke | 6 | 94 | 31 | 32.98 |
| 53 | Massachusetts | 1 | 12 | 4 | 33.33 |
| 53 | Texas State | 4 | 54 | 18 | 33.33 |
| 55 | South Carolina | 11 | 157 | 53 | 33.76 |
| 56 | Arkansas | 4 | 59 | 20 | 33.90 |
| 57 | Syracuse | 8 | 106 | 36 | 33.96 |
| 58 | San Jose State | 11 | 163 | 56 | 34.36 |
| 59 | Texas Tech | 8 | 122 | 42 | 34.43 |
| 60 | East Carolina | 8 | 119 | 41 | 34.45 |
| 61 | Texas A&M | 11 | 177 | 61 | 34.46 |
| 62 | Iowa | 4 | 58 | 20 | 34.48 |
| 63 | Notre Dame | 12 | 165 | 57 | 34.55 |
| 64 | Vanderbilt | 9 | 155 | 54 | 34.84 |
| 65 | USC | 7 | 103 | 36 | 34.95 |
| 66 | Arkansas State | 10 | 151 | 53 | 35.10 |
| 67 | Tulsa | 11 | 184 | 66 | 35.87 |
| 68 | Buffalo | 4 | 64 | 23 | 35.94 |
| 69 | Memphis | 4 | 61 | 22 | 36.07 |
| 70 | Mississippi State | 8 | 108 | 39 | 36.11 |
| 71 | North Texas | 4 | 66 | 24 | 36.36 |
| 72 | Georgia | 12 | 184 | 67 | 36.41 |
| 73 | Purdue | 6 | 93 | 34 | 36.56 |
| 74 | Kentucky | 2 | 30 | 11 | 36.67 |
| 75 | Western Kentucky | 7 | 98 | 36 | 36.73 |
| 76 | UTEP | 3 | 38 | 14 | 36.84 |
| 77 | Army | 2 | 27 | 10 | 37.04 |
| 77 | Kent State | 11 | 162 | 60 | 37.04 |
| 79 | Minnesota | 6 | 97 | 36 | 37.11 |
| 80 | Miami (Florida) | 7 | 110 | 41 | 37.27 |
| 81 | Rutgers | 9 | 131 | 49 | 37.40 |
| 81 | Toledo | 9 | 131 | 49 | 37.40 |
| 83 | Louisiana-Lafayette | 9 | 128 | 48 | 37.50 |
| 84 | SMU | 7 | 117 | 44 | 37.61 |
| 85 | Pittsburgh | 6 | 90 | 34 | 37.78 |
| 86 | Marshall | 5 | 82 | 31 | 37.80 |
| 87 | Michigan | 8 | 124 | 47 | 37.90 |
| 88 | Tulane | 2 | 29 | 11 | 37.93 |
| 89 | Kansas State | 11 | 150 | 57 | 38.00 |
| 90 | Cincinnati | 10 | 162 | 62 | 38.27 |
| 91 | San Diego State | 9 | 127 | 49 | 38.58 |
| 92 | UCF | 10 | 152 | 59 | 38.82 |
| 93 | Temple | 4 | 59 | 23 | 38.98 |
| 94 | Louisville | 11 | 134 | 53 | 39.55 |
| 95 | New Mexico | 4 | 48 | 19 | 39.58 |
| 96 | Northwestern | 10 | 141 | 56 | 39.72 |
| 97 | Ball State | 9 | 128 | 51 | 39.84 |
| 98 | Idaho | 1 | 15 | 6 | 40.00 |
| 99 | Oklahoma | 10 | 162 | 65 | 40.12 |
| 100 | Tennessee | 5 | 92 | 37 | 40.22 |
| 101 | Boise State | 11 | 166 | 67 | 40.36 |
| 102 | Northern Illinois | 12 | 195 | 79 | 40.51 |
| 103 | Louisiana-Monroe | 8 | 123 | 50 | 40.65 |
| 104 | Arizona | 8 | 125 | 51 | 40.80 |
| 105 | Central Michigan | 7 | 98 | 40 | 40.82 |
| 106 | Washington State | 3 | 51 | 21 | 41.18 |
| 107 | Miami (Ohio) | 4 | 60 | 25 | 41.67 |
| 108 | Baylor | 8 | 129 | 54 | 41.86 |
| 109 | Louisiana Tech | 9 | 140 | 59 | 42.14 |
| 110 | Navy | 8 | 106 | 45 | 42.45 |
| 110 | Nevada | 7 | 106 | 45 | 42.45 |
| 112 | UTSA | 6 | 79 | 34 | 43.04 |
| 113 | Wake Forest | 5 | 85 | 37 | 43.53 |
| 114 | Wyoming | 4 | 57 | 25 | 43.86 |
| 115 | California | 3 | 52 | 23 | 44.23 |
| 116 | Colorado | 1 | 18 | 8 | 44.44 |
| 116 | Eastern Michigan | 2 | 27 | 12 | 44.44 |
| 118 | Houston | 5 | 85 | 38 | 44.71 |
| 119 | Air Force | 6 | 89 | 40 | 44.94 |
| 120 | West Virginia | 7 | 115 | 52 | 45.22 |
| 120 | Middle Tennessee | 8 | 115 | 52 | 45.22 |
| 122 | Ohio | 9 | 154 | 71 | 46.10 |
| 123 | UNLV | 2 | 28 | 14 | 50.00 |