2012 National Leaders 3rd Down Conversions - Games vs. FBS (I-A) Teams Only through 01/07/2013
| Name | G | Attempts | Conversions | Conversion % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Texas A&M | 11 | 171 | 96 | 56.14 |
| 2 | Marshall | 11 | 193 | 105 | 54.40 |
| 3 | Nevada | 12 | 183 | 98 | 53.55 |
| 4 | Clemson | 12 | 192 | 101 | 52.60 |
| 5 | Kansas State | 12 | 147 | 75 | 51.02 |
| 6 | Oklahoma | 12 | 175 | 89 | 50.86 |
| 7 | Michigan | 13 | 173 | 87 | 50.29 |
| 8 | Syracuse | 12 | 197 | 97 | 49.24 |
| 9 | Air Force | 12 | 177 | 87 | 49.15 |
| 10 | UCF | 14 | 186 | 91 | 48.92 |
| 11 | Troy | 12 | 193 | 94 | 48.70 |
| 12 | Texas | 13 | 179 | 87 | 48.60 |
| 13 | Louisville | 12 | 169 | 82 | 48.52 |
| 14 | Texas Tech | 12 | 159 | 76 | 47.80 |
| 15 | Baylor | 12 | 172 | 82 | 47.67 |
| 16 | Arkansas State | 12 | 163 | 77 | 47.24 |
| 17 | Western Kentucky | 12 | 157 | 74 | 47.13 |
| 18 | Ball State | 13 | 189 | 89 | 47.09 |
| 19 | Louisiana-Monroe | 13 | 209 | 98 | 46.89 |
| 20 | Alabama | 13 | 158 | 74 | 46.84 |
| 21 | San Diego State | 12 | 173 | 81 | 46.82 |
| 22 | Oregon | 12 | 184 | 86 | 46.74 |
| 23 | Army | 11 | 172 | 80 | 46.51 |
| 24 | Notre Dame | 13 | 177 | 82 | 46.33 |
| 25 | Georgia Tech | 13 | 183 | 84 | 45.90 |
| 26 | BYU | 12 | 197 | 90 | 45.69 |
| 27 | Northern Illinois | 13 | 191 | 87 | 45.55 |
| 28 | Rice | 13 | 220 | 100 | 45.45 |
| 28 | Georgia | 13 | 165 | 75 | 45.45 |
| 30 | Oklahoma State | 12 | 174 | 78 | 44.83 |
| 31 | Ohio | 12 | 188 | 84 | 44.68 |
| 32 | Western Michigan | 11 | 166 | 74 | 44.58 |
| 33 | Northwestern | 12 | 182 | 81 | 44.51 |
| 34 | Boise State | 13 | 176 | 78 | 44.32 |
| 35 | Utah State | 12 | 169 | 74 | 43.79 |
| 36 | Wyoming | 11 | 167 | 73 | 43.71 |
| 37 | Mississippi | 12 | 190 | 83 | 43.68 |
| 38 | West Virginia | 12 | 175 | 76 | 43.43 |
| 39 | Nebraska | 13 | 186 | 80 | 43.01 |
| 40 | Middle Tennessee | 11 | 147 | 63 | 42.86 |
| 41 | San Jose State | 12 | 164 | 70 | 42.68 |
| 42 | Penn State | 12 | 195 | 83 | 42.56 |
| 43 | Toledo | 12 | 179 | 76 | 42.46 |
| 44 | Ohio State | 12 | 158 | 67 | 42.41 |
| 45 | Louisiana Tech | 12 | 182 | 77 | 42.31 |
| 46 | East Carolina | 12 | 175 | 74 | 42.29 |
| 47 | Arizona | 12 | 168 | 71 | 42.26 |
| 48 | South Florida | 11 | 161 | 68 | 42.24 |
| 49 | South Carolina | 12 | 163 | 68 | 41.72 |
| 50 | Florida Atlantic | 11 | 172 | 71 | 41.28 |
| 51 | Houston | 12 | 197 | 81 | 41.12 |
| 52 | UTSA | 8 | 112 | 46 | 41.07 |
| 53 | Cincinnati | 11 | 149 | 61 | 40.94 |
| 54 | North Carolina | 11 | 157 | 64 | 40.76 |
| 55 | Fresno State | 12 | 189 | 77 | 40.74 |
| 56 | Florida State | 12 | 148 | 60 | 40.54 |
| 57 | Arizona State | 12 | 181 | 73 | 40.33 |
| 57 | UNLV | 12 | 181 | 73 | 40.33 |
| 59 | SMU | 12 | 186 | 75 | 40.32 |
| 60 | Navy | 12 | 147 | 59 | 40.14 |
| 61 | LSU | 12 | 182 | 73 | 40.11 |
| 62 | Miami (Florida) | 11 | 159 | 63 | 39.62 |
| 63 | Michigan State | 13 | 215 | 85 | 39.53 |
| 64 | Kentucky | 11 | 162 | 64 | 39.51 |
| 65 | Akron | 11 | 180 | 71 | 39.44 |
| 66 | Miami (Ohio) | 11 | 163 | 64 | 39.26 |
| 67 | Texas State | 11 | 148 | 58 | 39.19 |
| 68 | Tulane | 12 | 184 | 72 | 39.13 |
| 69 | North Carolina State | 12 | 216 | 84 | 38.89 |
| 70 | UCLA | 14 | 218 | 83 | 38.07 |
| 70 | Stanford | 14 | 197 | 75 | 38.07 |
| 72 | Louisiana-Lafayette | 12 | 150 | 57 | 38.00 |
| 73 | New Mexico | 12 | 158 | 60 | 37.97 |
| 74 | Pittsburgh | 11 | 166 | 63 | 37.95 |
| 75 | Florida International | 12 | 175 | 66 | 37.71 |
| 76 | UAB | 11 | 165 | 62 | 37.58 |
| 77 | Iowa State | 12 | 184 | 69 | 37.50 |
| 77 | Florida | 12 | 168 | 63 | 37.50 |
| 79 | Central Michigan | 12 | 147 | 55 | 37.41 |
| 80 | Tennessee | 11 | 153 | 57 | 37.25 |
| 81 | Virginia Tech | 12 | 199 | 74 | 37.19 |
| 82 | Tulsa | 13 | 222 | 82 | 36.94 |
| 83 | Temple | 10 | 139 | 51 | 36.69 |
| 84 | Massachusetts | 12 | 205 | 75 | 36.59 |
| 85 | Colorado State | 11 | 145 | 53 | 36.55 |
| 86 | Purdue | 12 | 189 | 69 | 36.51 |
| 87 | Bowling Green | 12 | 184 | 67 | 36.41 |
| 88 | Connecticut | 12 | 177 | 64 | 36.16 |
| 89 | Southern Mississippi | 12 | 169 | 61 | 36.09 |
| 90 | Duke | 12 | 189 | 68 | 35.98 |
| 91 | Indiana | 11 | 178 | 64 | 35.96 |
| 92 | UTEP | 12 | 174 | 62 | 35.63 |
| 93 | Arkansas | 11 | 149 | 53 | 35.57 |
| 94 | Virginia | 11 | 176 | 62 | 35.23 |
| 94 | Washington | 12 | 176 | 62 | 35.23 |
| 96 | Kent State | 13 | 183 | 64 | 34.97 |
| 97 | Memphis | 11 | 149 | 52 | 34.90 |
| 98 | Hawai'i | 11 | 172 | 59 | 34.30 |
| 99 | USC | 13 | 152 | 52 | 34.21 |
| 100 | California | 11 | 150 | 51 | 34.00 |
| 101 | Iowa | 11 | 162 | 55 | 33.95 |
| 102 | Illinois | 11 | 160 | 54 | 33.75 |
| 103 | Wisconsin | 13 | 178 | 60 | 33.71 |
| 104 | Buffalo | 11 | 179 | 60 | 33.52 |
| 104 | Missouri | 11 | 176 | 59 | 33.52 |
| 104 | Vanderbilt | 12 | 176 | 59 | 33.52 |
| 107 | Minnesota | 12 | 162 | 54 | 33.33 |
| 107 | Eastern Michigan | 11 | 150 | 50 | 33.33 |
| 109 | Rutgers | 12 | 171 | 56 | 32.75 |
| 110 | Kansas | 11 | 169 | 55 | 32.54 |
| 111 | North Texas | 11 | 166 | 54 | 32.53 |
| 112 | TCU | 12 | 185 | 60 | 32.43 |
| 113 | Oregon State | 12 | 164 | 53 | 32.32 |
| 114 | Mississippi State | 12 | 152 | 49 | 32.24 |
| 115 | New Mexico State | 11 | 150 | 48 | 32.00 |
| 116 | South Alabama | 12 | 185 | 59 | 31.89 |
| 117 | Wake Forest | 11 | 180 | 57 | 31.67 |
| 118 | Washington State | 11 | 171 | 53 | 30.99 |
| 119 | Utah | 11 | 155 | 48 | 30.97 |
| 120 | Maryland | 11 | 164 | 49 | 29.88 |
| 121 | Auburn | 11 | 134 | 39 | 29.10 |
| 122 | Idaho | 11 | 162 | 47 | 29.01 |
| 123 | Colorado | 11 | 164 | 47 | 28.66 |
| 124 | Boston College | 11 | 148 | 42 | 28.38 |