2016 National Leaders 3rd Down Conversions - Games vs. Unranked Teams Only (AP Poll) through 01/09/2017
| Name | G | Attempts | Conversions | Conversion % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Navy | 12 | 140 | 77 | 55.00 |
| 2 | Western Michigan | 13 | 177 | 97 | 54.80 |
| 3 | Oklahoma | 9 | 117 | 63 | 53.85 |
| 4 | Ohio State | 7 | 103 | 55 | 53.40 |
| 5 | Clemson | 8 | 126 | 67 | 53.17 |
| 6 | Pittsburgh | 9 | 123 | 65 | 52.85 |
| 7 | Toledo | 12 | 173 | 90 | 52.02 |
| 8 | USC | 8 | 106 | 55 | 51.89 |
| 9 | Colorado | 9 | 159 | 82 | 51.57 |
| 10 | LSU | 7 | 83 | 42 | 50.60 |
| 11 | Air Force | 13 | 196 | 99 | 50.51 |
| 12 | Louisiana Tech | 14 | 155 | 78 | 50.32 |
| 13 | Washington State | 10 | 149 | 74 | 49.66 |
| 14 | Wisconsin | 7 | 106 | 52 | 49.06 |
| 15 | Nevada | 12 | 166 | 81 | 48.80 |
| 16 | Alabama | 9 | 121 | 59 | 48.76 |
| 17 | Auburn | 9 | 119 | 58 | 48.74 |
| 18 | Iowa State | 8 | 117 | 57 | 48.72 |
| 19 | North Carolina | 9 | 113 | 55 | 48.67 |
| 20 | Purdue | 8 | 140 | 68 | 48.57 |
| 21 | Houston | 11 | 197 | 95 | 48.22 |
| 22 | Army | 12 | 158 | 76 | 48.10 |
| 23 | Tulsa | 12 | 194 | 93 | 47.94 |
| 24 | Western Kentucky | 13 | 151 | 72 | 47.68 |
| 25 | Boise State | 13 | 166 | 79 | 47.59 |
| 26 | Michigan | 7 | 82 | 39 | 47.56 |
| 27 | Kansas State | 9 | 110 | 52 | 47.27 |
| 28 | Texas Tech | 9 | 134 | 63 | 47.01 |
| 29 | Florida State | 8 | 103 | 48 | 46.60 |
| 30 | Nebraska | 10 | 144 | 67 | 46.53 |
| 31 | Missouri | 9 | 140 | 65 | 46.43 |
| 32 | Florida | 9 | 136 | 63 | 46.32 |
| 33 | Eastern Michigan | 12 | 188 | 87 | 46.28 |
| 34 | BYU | 12 | 180 | 83 | 46.11 |
| 35 | Tennessee | 9 | 115 | 53 | 46.09 |
| 36 | Ball State | 11 | 178 | 82 | 46.07 |
| 37 | New Mexico | 13 | 172 | 79 | 45.93 |
| 38 | Georgia Tech | 10 | 116 | 53 | 45.69 |
| 39 | Mississippi State | 10 | 142 | 64 | 45.07 |
| 40 | Louisiana-Monroe | 10 | 162 | 73 | 45.06 |
| 41 | SMU | 10 | 171 | 77 | 45.03 |
| 42 | NC State | 10 | 147 | 66 | 44.90 |
| 43 | Wyoming | 13 | 192 | 86 | 44.79 |
| 44 | Oregon | 7 | 94 | 42 | 44.68 |
| 45 | USF | 11 | 166 | 74 | 44.58 |
| 46 | Middle Tennessee State | 13 | 184 | 82 | 44.57 |
| 47 | Arkansas | 8 | 104 | 46 | 44.23 |
| 48 | Stanford | 10 | 138 | 61 | 44.20 |
| 49 | Arizona State | 9 | 145 | 64 | 44.14 |
| 50 | UTSA | 13 | 207 | 91 | 43.96 |
| 51 | Notre Dame | 9 | 123 | 54 | 43.90 |
| 52 | Oklahoma State | 9 | 119 | 52 | 43.70 |
| 53 | Colorado State | 12 | 156 | 68 | 43.59 |
| 54 | Duke | 9 | 140 | 61 | 43.57 |
| 55 | Georgia Southern | 11 | 173 | 75 | 43.35 |
| 56 | Louisville | 10 | 134 | 58 | 43.28 |
| 57 | Virginia Tech | 12 | 183 | 79 | 43.17 |
| 58 | Washington | 10 | 107 | 46 | 42.99 |
| 59 | Georgia | 11 | 163 | 70 | 42.94 |
| 60 | West Virginia | 11 | 158 | 67 | 42.41 |
| 61 | Northern Illinois | 10 | 170 | 72 | 42.35 |
| 62 | Baylor | 10 | 175 | 74 | 42.29 |
| 63 | Texas A&M | 10 | 147 | 62 | 42.18 |
| 64 | TCU | 10 | 153 | 64 | 41.83 |
| 64 | UTEP | 12 | 153 | 64 | 41.83 |
| 66 | Memphis | 11 | 168 | 70 | 41.67 |
| 67 | California | 9 | 159 | 66 | 41.51 |
| 68 | Southern Miss | 12 | 185 | 76 | 41.08 |
| 69 | Indiana | 9 | 139 | 57 | 41.01 |
| 70 | Temple | 12 | 161 | 66 | 40.99 |
| 71 | Minnesota | 9 | 128 | 52 | 40.63 |
| 72 | Ole Miss | 8 | 111 | 45 | 40.54 |
| 73 | San Diego State | 14 | 171 | 69 | 40.35 |
| 74 | San Jose State | 12 | 176 | 71 | 40.34 |
| 75 | Michigan State | 8 | 117 | 47 | 40.17 |
| 76 | Oregon State | 9 | 132 | 53 | 40.15 |
| 77 | East Carolina | 9 | 142 | 57 | 40.14 |
| 78 | Utah State | 11 | 160 | 64 | 40.00 |
| 79 | Central Michigan | 11 | 156 | 62 | 39.74 |
| 80 | Akron | 10 | 136 | 54 | 39.71 |
| 81 | Utah | 10 | 144 | 57 | 39.58 |
| 82 | Idaho | 12 | 165 | 65 | 39.39 |
| 83 | Iowa | 8 | 105 | 41 | 39.05 |
| 84 | Troy | 12 | 177 | 69 | 38.98 |
| 84 | Northwestern | 7 | 118 | 46 | 38.98 |
| 86 | South Alabama | 13 | 173 | 67 | 38.73 |
| 87 | Georgia State | 11 | 158 | 61 | 38.61 |
| 88 | Rutgers | 7 | 114 | 44 | 38.60 |
| 89 | Fresno State | 11 | 185 | 71 | 38.38 |
| 90 | Rice | 11 | 162 | 62 | 38.27 |
| 91 | Miami (FL) | 9 | 115 | 44 | 38.26 |
| 92 | Kentucky | 10 | 137 | 52 | 37.96 |
| 93 | Buffalo | 11 | 169 | 64 | 37.87 |
| 94 | UNLV | 12 | 172 | 65 | 37.79 |
| 95 | Cincinnati | 10 | 154 | 58 | 37.66 |
| 96 | Arizona | 8 | 101 | 38 | 37.62 |
| 97 | Maryland | 9 | 125 | 47 | 37.60 |
| 98 | Wake Forest | 9 | 141 | 53 | 37.59 |
| 99 | Ohio | 13 | 200 | 75 | 37.50 |
| 100 | Louisiana | 13 | 198 | 74 | 37.37 |
| 101 | Miami (OH) | 12 | 153 | 57 | 37.25 |
| 102 | Old Dominion | 13 | 172 | 64 | 37.21 |
| 103 | Virginia | 9 | 135 | 50 | 37.04 |
| 104 | Syracuse | 6 | 92 | 34 | 36.96 |
| 105 | Hawaii | 13 | 171 | 63 | 36.84 |
| 106 | Texas | 9 | 143 | 52 | 36.36 |
| 107 | North Texas | 12 | 168 | 61 | 36.31 |
| 108 | UCLA | 9 | 135 | 49 | 36.30 |
| 109 | Penn State | 7 | 94 | 34 | 36.17 |
| 110 | FIU | 12 | 170 | 61 | 35.88 |
| 111 | South Carolina | 10 | 145 | 52 | 35.86 |
| 112 | Kent State | 9 | 139 | 49 | 35.25 |
| 113 | Connecticut | 10 | 148 | 52 | 35.14 |
| 114 | Marshall | 10 | 143 | 50 | 34.97 |
| 115 | Boston College | 9 | 146 | 51 | 34.93 |
| 116 | Vanderbilt | 11 | 152 | 53 | 34.87 |
| 117 | Massachusetts | 11 | 149 | 51 | 34.23 |
| 118 | Illinois | 7 | 97 | 33 | 34.02 |
| 119 | Florida Atlantic | 12 | 169 | 57 | 33.73 |
| 120 | Appalachian State | 13 | 175 | 59 | 33.71 |
| 121 | New Mexico State | 12 | 190 | 64 | 33.68 |
| 122 | Charlotte | 10 | 165 | 55 | 33.33 |
| 123 | Kansas | 9 | 134 | 44 | 32.84 |
| 124 | UCF | 10 | 169 | 54 | 31.95 |
| 125 | Bowling Green | 11 | 163 | 52 | 31.90 |
| 126 | Texas State | 12 | 187 | 58 | 31.02 |
| 127 | Arkansas State | 12 | 171 | 50 | 29.24 |
| 128 | Tulane | 11 | 177 | 51 | 28.81 |