2016 National Leaders Opponent 3rd Down Conversions - Games vs. FBS Power 5 Conference Teams Only through 01/09/2017
| Name | G | Attempts | Conversions | Conversion % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ball State | 1 | 13 | 2 | 15.38 |
| 2 | South Alabama | 1 | 9 | 2 | 22.22 |
| 3 | Michigan | 11 | 151 | 34 | 22.52 |
| 4 | UTEP | 1 | 12 | 3 | 25.00 |
| 5 | Central Michigan | 2 | 22 | 6 | 27.27 |
| 6 | Wisconsin | 11 | 145 | 40 | 27.59 |
| 7 | Virginia Tech | 11 | 161 | 47 | 29.19 |
| 8 | Clemson | 13 | 193 | 57 | 29.53 |
| 9 | Memphis | 2 | 27 | 8 | 29.63 |
| 10 | Washington | 12 | 176 | 53 | 30.11 |
| 11 | LSU | 10 | 154 | 47 | 30.52 |
| 12 | Army | 2 | 32 | 10 | 31.25 |
| 13 | Ohio | 2 | 22 | 7 | 31.82 |
| 14 | Middle Tennessee State | 2 | 28 | 9 | 32.14 |
| 15 | East Carolina | 3 | 37 | 12 | 32.43 |
| 16 | Alabama | 12 | 196 | 64 | 32.65 |
| 17 | Indiana | 11 | 177 | 58 | 32.77 |
| 18 | UCLA | 10 | 167 | 55 | 32.93 |
| 19 | Ohio State | 11 | 167 | 57 | 34.13 |
| 20 | Colorado | 12 | 190 | 65 | 34.21 |
| 21 | Wake Forest | 9 | 127 | 44 | 34.65 |
| 22 | Temple | 2 | 23 | 8 | 34.78 |
| 23 | Iowa | 11 | 175 | 61 | 34.86 |
| 24 | Florida State | 11 | 157 | 55 | 35.03 |
| 25 | SMU | 2 | 37 | 13 | 35.14 |
| 26 | Georgia | 11 | 145 | 51 | 35.17 |
| 27 | New Mexico | 1 | 17 | 6 | 35.29 |
| 28 | Tulsa | 1 | 14 | 5 | 35.71 |
| 29 | USC | 11 | 156 | 56 | 35.90 |
| 30 | Louisville | 10 | 158 | 57 | 36.08 |
| 31 | UCF | 2 | 33 | 12 | 36.36 |
| 32 | Auburn | 10 | 151 | 55 | 36.42 |
| 33 | Arizona State | 10 | 140 | 51 | 36.43 |
| 34 | FIU | 2 | 27 | 10 | 37.04 |
| 35 | Northwestern | 11 | 175 | 65 | 37.14 |
| 36 | Boston College | 9 | 126 | 47 | 37.30 |
| 37 | Kansas | 9 | 123 | 46 | 37.40 |
| 38 | Western Michigan | 3 | 32 | 12 | 37.50 |
| 39 | NC State | 9 | 135 | 51 | 37.78 |
| 40 | Florida | 11 | 157 | 60 | 38.22 |
| 41 | West Virginia | 11 | 177 | 68 | 38.42 |
| 42 | Minnesota | 11 | 184 | 71 | 38.59 |
| 43 | Nebraska | 11 | 154 | 60 | 38.96 |
| 43 | Stanford | 11 | 154 | 60 | 38.96 |
| 45 | Notre Dame | 9 | 136 | 53 | 38.97 |
| 46 | Kent State | 2 | 28 | 11 | 39.29 |
| 47 | Texas | 10 | 157 | 62 | 39.49 |
| 48 | Maryland | 10 | 144 | 57 | 39.58 |
| 49 | Oklahoma State | 11 | 168 | 67 | 39.88 |
| 50 | San Diego State | 1 | 20 | 8 | 40.00 |
| 50 | Troy | 1 | 20 | 8 | 40.00 |
| 52 | Penn State | 12 | 189 | 76 | 40.21 |
| 53 | Kansas State | 11 | 149 | 60 | 40.27 |
| 54 | Vanderbilt | 10 | 153 | 62 | 40.52 |
| 55 | Massachusetts | 4 | 59 | 24 | 40.68 |
| 56 | Tennessee | 10 | 154 | 63 | 40.91 |
| 57 | Utah | 10 | 148 | 61 | 41.22 |
| 58 | Washington State | 10 | 135 | 56 | 41.48 |
| 59 | Oregon State | 10 | 147 | 61 | 41.50 |
| 60 | Pittsburgh | 11 | 166 | 69 | 41.57 |
| 61 | Ole Miss | 9 | 132 | 55 | 41.67 |
| 62 | North Carolina | 11 | 176 | 74 | 42.05 |
| 63 | Mississippi State | 8 | 114 | 48 | 42.11 |
| 64 | Texas A&M | 10 | 156 | 66 | 42.31 |
| 65 | Michigan State | 9 | 127 | 54 | 42.52 |
| 66 | BYU | 6 | 87 | 37 | 42.53 |
| 67 | Connecticut | 3 | 47 | 20 | 42.55 |
| 68 | Virginia | 9 | 124 | 53 | 42.74 |
| 69 | Houston | 2 | 35 | 15 | 42.86 |
| 70 | Kentucky | 10 | 130 | 56 | 43.08 |
| 70 | South Carolina | 9 | 130 | 56 | 43.08 |
| 72 | Rutgers | 10 | 139 | 60 | 43.17 |
| 73 | Rice | 2 | 30 | 13 | 43.33 |
| 74 | Miami (FL) | 9 | 145 | 63 | 43.45 |
| 75 | TCU | 11 | 193 | 84 | 43.52 |
| 76 | Oklahoma | 11 | 185 | 81 | 43.78 |
| 77 | Texas State | 1 | 9 | 4 | 44.44 |
| 77 | Southern Miss | 2 | 18 | 8 | 44.44 |
| 79 | Texas Tech | 10 | 137 | 62 | 45.26 |
| 80 | Fresno State | 1 | 11 | 5 | 45.45 |
| 80 | San Jose State | 2 | 22 | 10 | 45.45 |
| 82 | Purdue | 9 | 125 | 57 | 45.60 |
| 83 | Florida Atlantic | 2 | 24 | 11 | 45.83 |
| 83 | USF | 3 | 48 | 22 | 45.83 |
| 85 | Duke | 9 | 133 | 61 | 45.86 |
| 86 | North Texas | 1 | 13 | 6 | 46.15 |
| 87 | Boise State | 3 | 54 | 25 | 46.30 |
| 88 | Georgia Tech | 11 | 151 | 70 | 46.36 |
| 89 | Syracuse | 8 | 112 | 52 | 46.43 |
| 90 | Tulane | 1 | 15 | 7 | 46.67 |
| 90 | UTSA | 2 | 30 | 14 | 46.67 |
| 92 | Iowa State | 10 | 141 | 66 | 46.81 |
| 93 | Missouri | 9 | 145 | 68 | 46.90 |
| 94 | California | 10 | 134 | 63 | 47.01 |
| 95 | Baylor | 9 | 148 | 70 | 47.30 |
| 96 | Miami (OH) | 2 | 23 | 11 | 47.83 |
| 97 | Arkansas | 10 | 129 | 62 | 48.06 |
| 98 | Appalachian State | 2 | 27 | 13 | 48.15 |
| 99 | Illinois | 10 | 148 | 72 | 48.65 |
| 100 | Oregon | 11 | 146 | 72 | 49.32 |
| 101 | Georgia State | 1 | 16 | 8 | 50.00 |
| 101 | Buffalo | 1 | 20 | 10 | 50.00 |
| 101 | Louisiana Tech | 2 | 22 | 11 | 50.00 |
| 101 | Georgia Southern | 2 | 24 | 12 | 50.00 |
| 101 | Western Kentucky | 2 | 34 | 17 | 50.00 |
| 106 | Idaho | 2 | 27 | 14 | 51.85 |
| 107 | Arizona | 9 | 131 | 68 | 51.91 |
| 108 | New Mexico State | 2 | 23 | 12 | 52.17 |
| 109 | Louisiana | 1 | 13 | 7 | 53.85 |
| 109 | Utah State | 1 | 13 | 7 | 53.85 |
| 109 | Marshall | 2 | 26 | 14 | 53.85 |
| 112 | Hawaii | 3 | 35 | 19 | 54.29 |
| 113 | Charlotte | 1 | 7 | 4 | 57.14 |
| 113 | Wyoming | 1 | 14 | 8 | 57.14 |
| 115 | Cincinnati | 1 | 17 | 10 | 58.82 |
| 116 | Colorado State | 2 | 32 | 19 | 59.38 |
| 117 | Eastern Michigan | 1 | 15 | 9 | 60.00 |
| 118 | UNLV | 1 | 13 | 8 | 61.54 |
| 119 | Old Dominion | 1 | 11 | 7 | 63.64 |
| 120 | Louisiana-Monroe | 2 | 20 | 13 | 65.00 |
| 121 | Akron | 1 | 15 | 10 | 66.67 |
| 122 | Arkansas State | 1 | 15 | 11 | 73.33 |
| 122 | Nevada | 1 | 15 | 11 | 73.33 |
| 124 | Bowling Green | 1 | 13 | 11 | 84.62 |