2012 National Leaders 3rd Down Conversions - Games vs. Conference Teams Only through 01/07/2013
| Name | G | Attempts | Conversions | Conversion % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Marshall | 8 | 136 | 76 | 55.88 |
| 2 | Nevada | 8 | 117 | 65 | 55.56 |
| 3 | Oklahoma | 9 | 130 | 72 | 55.38 |
| 4 | Texas A&M | 8 | 118 | 64 | 54.24 |
| 5 | Notre Dame | 2 | 24 | 13 | 54.17 |
| 6 | Clemson | 8 | 127 | 68 | 53.54 |
| 7 | Michigan | 8 | 105 | 56 | 53.33 |
| 8 | Arkansas State | 8 | 104 | 54 | 51.92 |
| 9 | Air Force | 8 | 112 | 57 | 50.89 |
| 10 | San Diego State | 8 | 116 | 59 | 50.86 |
| 11 | Georgia Tech | 9 | 130 | 66 | 50.77 |
| 12 | Syracuse | 7 | 114 | 57 | 50.00 |
| 12 | Army | 1 | 12 | 6 | 50.00 |
| 14 | Utah State | 6 | 81 | 40 | 49.38 |
| 15 | Baylor | 9 | 136 | 67 | 49.26 |
| 16 | Ball State | 8 | 122 | 60 | 49.18 |
| 17 | Boise State | 8 | 106 | 52 | 49.06 |
| 18 | Wyoming | 8 | 133 | 65 | 48.87 |
| 19 | Kansas State | 9 | 114 | 55 | 48.25 |
| 20 | Louisiana-Monroe | 8 | 123 | 58 | 47.15 |
| 21 | UCF | 9 | 115 | 54 | 46.96 |
| 21 | Western Michigan | 8 | 115 | 54 | 46.96 |
| 23 | Alabama | 9 | 111 | 52 | 46.85 |
| 24 | Texas | 9 | 120 | 56 | 46.67 |
| 25 | Troy | 8 | 133 | 62 | 46.62 |
| 26 | Fresno State | 8 | 125 | 58 | 46.40 |
| 27 | Oregon | 9 | 134 | 62 | 46.27 |
| 28 | BYU | 1 | 13 | 6 | 46.15 |
| 29 | East Carolina | 8 | 120 | 55 | 45.83 |
| 30 | Western Kentucky | 8 | 101 | 46 | 45.54 |
| 31 | West Virginia | 9 | 141 | 64 | 45.39 |
| 32 | Northern Illinois | 9 | 130 | 59 | 45.38 |
| 33 | UTSA | 6 | 86 | 39 | 45.35 |
| 34 | Rice | 8 | 135 | 60 | 44.44 |
| 35 | Louisiana Tech | 6 | 97 | 43 | 44.33 |
| 36 | Texas Tech | 9 | 121 | 53 | 43.80 |
| 37 | Louisville | 7 | 103 | 45 | 43.69 |
| 38 | Tulane | 8 | 117 | 51 | 43.59 |
| 39 | Navy | 2 | 23 | 10 | 43.48 |
| 40 | Pittsburgh | 7 | 104 | 45 | 43.27 |
| 40 | Toledo | 8 | 104 | 45 | 43.27 |
| 42 | Arizona | 9 | 125 | 54 | 43.20 |
| 43 | Houston | 8 | 132 | 57 | 43.18 |
| 44 | UCLA | 10 | 153 | 66 | 43.14 |
| 45 | South Florida | 7 | 103 | 44 | 42.72 |
| 46 | Florida State | 9 | 106 | 45 | 42.45 |
| 47 | Ohio State | 8 | 104 | 44 | 42.31 |
| 48 | SMU | 8 | 117 | 49 | 41.88 |
| 49 | Oklahoma State | 9 | 129 | 54 | 41.86 |
| 50 | Florida Atlantic | 8 | 125 | 52 | 41.60 |
| 51 | Georgia | 9 | 118 | 49 | 41.53 |
| 52 | Tulsa | 9 | 147 | 61 | 41.50 |
| 53 | Akron | 8 | 123 | 51 | 41.46 |
| 54 | Miami (Ohio) | 8 | 116 | 48 | 41.38 |
| 55 | Texas State | 6 | 75 | 31 | 41.33 |
| 56 | Middle Tennessee | 8 | 109 | 45 | 41.28 |
| 57 | San Jose State | 6 | 80 | 33 | 41.25 |
| 58 | Mississippi | 8 | 130 | 53 | 40.77 |
| 59 | Northwestern | 8 | 113 | 46 | 40.71 |
| 60 | Stanford | 10 | 145 | 59 | 40.69 |
| 61 | Arizona State | 9 | 155 | 63 | 40.65 |
| 62 | Penn State | 8 | 133 | 54 | 40.60 |
| 63 | Massachusetts | 8 | 138 | 56 | 40.58 |
| 64 | Michigan State | 8 | 131 | 52 | 39.69 |
| 65 | UNLV | 8 | 109 | 43 | 39.45 |
| 65 | New Mexico | 8 | 109 | 43 | 39.45 |
| 67 | Central Michigan | 8 | 99 | 39 | 39.39 |
| 68 | Miami (Florida) | 8 | 120 | 47 | 39.17 |
| 69 | LSU | 8 | 133 | 52 | 39.10 |
| 70 | Ohio | 8 | 123 | 48 | 39.02 |
| 71 | Iowa State | 9 | 136 | 53 | 38.97 |
| 72 | UTEP | 8 | 113 | 44 | 38.94 |
| 73 | Florida International | 8 | 116 | 45 | 38.79 |
| 74 | Virginia Tech | 8 | 140 | 54 | 38.57 |
| 75 | Florida | 8 | 112 | 43 | 38.39 |
| 76 | Cincinnati | 7 | 94 | 36 | 38.30 |
| 77 | South Carolina | 8 | 105 | 40 | 38.10 |
| 78 | Bowling Green | 8 | 119 | 45 | 37.82 |
| 79 | Nebraska | 9 | 131 | 49 | 37.40 |
| 80 | Southern Mississippi | 8 | 118 | 44 | 37.29 |
| 81 | UAB | 8 | 113 | 42 | 37.17 |
| 82 | Arkansas | 8 | 111 | 41 | 36.94 |
| 83 | USC | 9 | 103 | 38 | 36.89 |
| 83 | Temple | 7 | 103 | 38 | 36.89 |
| 85 | Louisiana-Lafayette | 8 | 95 | 35 | 36.84 |
| 86 | North Carolina | 8 | 115 | 42 | 36.52 |
| 87 | Wisconsin | 9 | 126 | 46 | 36.51 |
| 88 | North Carolina State | 8 | 143 | 52 | 36.36 |
| 88 | Memphis | 8 | 110 | 40 | 36.36 |
| 88 | Rutgers | 7 | 99 | 36 | 36.36 |
| 88 | Colorado State | 8 | 99 | 36 | 36.36 |
| 92 | Kent State | 9 | 128 | 46 | 35.94 |
| 93 | Connecticut | 7 | 103 | 37 | 35.92 |
| 94 | Tennessee | 8 | 109 | 39 | 35.78 |
| 95 | Kentucky | 8 | 121 | 43 | 35.54 |
| 96 | Duke | 8 | 127 | 45 | 35.43 |
| 97 | Eastern Michigan | 8 | 105 | 37 | 35.24 |
| 98 | California | 9 | 120 | 42 | 35.00 |
| 99 | Vanderbilt | 8 | 126 | 44 | 34.92 |
| 100 | Hawai'i | 8 | 133 | 46 | 34.59 |
| 101 | Iowa | 8 | 119 | 41 | 34.45 |
| 102 | Utah | 9 | 122 | 42 | 34.43 |
| 103 | Oregon State | 9 | 125 | 43 | 34.40 |
| 104 | South Alabama | 8 | 131 | 45 | 34.35 |
| 105 | Missouri | 8 | 130 | 44 | 33.85 |
| 106 | Indiana | 8 | 131 | 44 | 33.59 |
| 107 | Kansas | 9 | 143 | 48 | 33.57 |
| 108 | New Mexico State | 6 | 84 | 28 | 33.33 |
| 109 | Virginia | 8 | 130 | 43 | 33.08 |
| 110 | Buffalo | 8 | 124 | 41 | 33.06 |
| 111 | Washington | 9 | 127 | 41 | 32.28 |
| 112 | TCU | 9 | 135 | 43 | 31.85 |
| 113 | Illinois | 8 | 112 | 35 | 31.25 |
| 114 | Purdue | 8 | 124 | 38 | 30.65 |
| 115 | North Texas | 8 | 122 | 37 | 30.33 |
| 116 | Washington State | 9 | 142 | 43 | 30.28 |
| 117 | Mississippi State | 8 | 101 | 30 | 29.70 |
| 118 | Minnesota | 8 | 105 | 31 | 29.52 |
| 119 | Colorado | 9 | 131 | 38 | 29.01 |
| 120 | Wake Forest | 8 | 135 | 39 | 28.89 |
| 121 | Idaho | 6 | 90 | 25 | 27.78 |
| 122 | Maryland | 8 | 120 | 31 | 25.83 |
| 123 | Boston College | 8 | 111 | 28 | 25.23 |
| 124 | Auburn | 8 | 96 | 24 | 25.00 |