2026 National Leaders Opponent 3rd Down Conversions - Games vs. Unranked Teams Only (AP Poll) through 10/17/2026
| Name | G | Attempts | Conversions | Conversion % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nebraska | 6 | 78 | 16 | 20.51 |
| 2 | Clemson | 4 | 54 | 12 | 22.22 |
| 3 | Oklahoma | 3 | 40 | 9 | 22.50 |
| 4 | LSU | 5 | 69 | 16 | 23.19 |
| 5 | Penn State | 5 | 64 | 15 | 23.44 |
| 6 | Kansas | 4 | 54 | 13 | 24.07 |
| 7 | Texas A&M | 4 | 47 | 12 | 25.53 |
| 8 | TCU | 5 | 70 | 18 | 25.71 |
| 9 | SMU | 6 | 83 | 22 | 26.51 |
| 10 | UCLA | 6 | 79 | 21 | 26.58 |
| 11 | Georgia Southern | 6 | 82 | 22 | 26.83 |
| 12 | Boise State | 6 | 62 | 17 | 27.42 |
| 13 | Mississippi State | 3 | 47 | 13 | 27.66 |
| 14 | Oregon | 3 | 43 | 12 | 27.91 |
| 15 | Western Kentucky | 5 | 67 | 19 | 28.36 |
| 16 | Ohio State | 4 | 56 | 16 | 28.57 |
| 17 | Liberty | 6 | 73 | 21 | 28.77 |
| 18 | Texas | 3 | 38 | 11 | 28.95 |
| 19 | Memphis | 6 | 79 | 23 | 29.11 |
| 20 | Duke | 6 | 72 | 21 | 29.17 |
| 21 | Iowa State | 3 | 41 | 12 | 29.27 |
| 21 | FIU | 6 | 82 | 24 | 29.27 |
| 23 | Iowa | 5 | 74 | 22 | 29.73 |
| 24 | Georgia State | 6 | 77 | 23 | 29.87 |
| 24 | Missouri | 5 | 77 | 23 | 29.87 |
| 26 | San Jose State | 6 | 90 | 27 | 30.00 |
| 27 | Wisconsin | 4 | 63 | 19 | 30.16 |
| 28 | East Carolina | 5 | 76 | 23 | 30.26 |
| 29 | Washington | 5 | 66 | 20 | 30.30 |
| 30 | Michigan | 5 | 69 | 21 | 30.43 |
| 31 | Utah | 6 | 82 | 25 | 30.49 |
| 32 | North Texas | 5 | 72 | 22 | 30.56 |
| 33 | NC State | 5 | 62 | 19 | 30.65 |
| 34 | Auburn | 3 | 52 | 16 | 30.77 |
| 34 | New Mexico | 6 | 78 | 24 | 30.77 |
| 36 | Minnesota | 6 | 68 | 21 | 30.88 |
| 37 | Sam Houston State | 5 | 74 | 23 | 31.08 |
| 38 | Indiana | 5 | 77 | 24 | 31.17 |
| 39 | Utah State | 4 | 64 | 20 | 31.25 |
| 40 | Oklahoma State | 5 | 70 | 22 | 31.43 |
| 41 | Fresno State | 5 | 69 | 22 | 31.88 |
| 42 | Rutgers | 4 | 47 | 15 | 31.91 |
| 43 | Bowling Green | 7 | 75 | 24 | 32.00 |
| 43 | Texas State | 5 | 75 | 24 | 32.00 |
| 45 | USC | 7 | 78 | 25 | 32.05 |
| 46 | Old Dominion | 7 | 106 | 34 | 32.08 |
| 47 | Kansas State | 5 | 65 | 21 | 32.31 |
| 48 | Nevada | 6 | 92 | 30 | 32.61 |
| 49 | Virginia Tech | 7 | 95 | 31 | 32.63 |
| 50 | Alabama | 4 | 55 | 18 | 32.73 |
| 50 | Stanford | 4 | 55 | 18 | 32.73 |
| 52 | Oregon State | 5 | 67 | 22 | 32.84 |
| 53 | Houston | 6 | 76 | 25 | 32.89 |
| 54 | Western Michigan | 6 | 82 | 27 | 32.93 |
| 55 | Northwestern | 5 | 75 | 25 | 33.33 |
| 55 | Buffalo | 7 | 99 | 33 | 33.33 |
| 57 | BYU | 4 | 53 | 18 | 33.96 |
| 58 | Pittsburgh | 7 | 94 | 32 | 34.04 |
| 59 | South Carolina | 3 | 41 | 14 | 34.15 |
| 60 | Texas Tech | 5 | 76 | 26 | 34.21 |
| 61 | Miami (FL) | 5 | 73 | 25 | 34.25 |
| 62 | Louisiana Tech | 5 | 67 | 23 | 34.33 |
| 63 | Boston College | 5 | 64 | 22 | 34.38 |
| 64 | Georgia | 6 | 90 | 31 | 34.44 |
| 65 | Notre Dame | 6 | 75 | 26 | 34.67 |
| 66 | Louisiana | 6 | 72 | 25 | 34.72 |
| 66 | Syracuse | 6 | 72 | 25 | 34.72 |
| 68 | Tennessee | 5 | 66 | 23 | 34.85 |
| 69 | Virginia | 6 | 86 | 30 | 34.88 |
| 70 | North Dakota State | 7 | 91 | 32 | 35.16 |
| 71 | Air Force | 6 | 71 | 25 | 35.21 |
| 72 | Washington State | 6 | 85 | 30 | 35.29 |
| 73 | UCF | 5 | 75 | 27 | 36.00 |
| 74 | Toledo | 7 | 111 | 40 | 36.04 |
| 75 | Vanderbilt | 5 | 72 | 26 | 36.11 |
| 76 | Delaware | 6 | 83 | 30 | 36.14 |
| 77 | Baylor | 6 | 96 | 35 | 36.46 |
| 78 | UTSA | 6 | 85 | 31 | 36.47 |
| 79 | Massachusetts | 7 | 101 | 37 | 36.63 |
| 80 | USF | 7 | 98 | 36 | 36.73 |
| 81 | Louisville | 4 | 62 | 23 | 37.10 |
| 82 | Kent State | 6 | 67 | 25 | 37.31 |
| 83 | Akron | 6 | 75 | 28 | 37.33 |
| 84 | Florida Atlantic | 5 | 72 | 27 | 37.50 |
| 85 | James Madison | 7 | 109 | 41 | 37.61 |
| 86 | Wyoming | 7 | 93 | 35 | 37.63 |
| 87 | Arizona State | 5 | 74 | 28 | 37.84 |
| 87 | California | 5 | 74 | 28 | 37.84 |
| 89 | Sacramento State | 7 | 79 | 30 | 37.97 |
| 90 | West Virginia | 6 | 76 | 29 | 38.16 |
| 91 | Appalachian State | 6 | 86 | 33 | 38.37 |
| 92 | Kennesaw State | 5 | 65 | 25 | 38.46 |
| 93 | UNLV | 7 | 96 | 37 | 38.54 |
| 94 | Florida State | 4 | 57 | 22 | 38.60 |
| 95 | Arizona | 5 | 80 | 31 | 38.75 |
| 96 | Arkansas | 4 | 51 | 20 | 39.22 |
| 97 | Hawaii | 7 | 91 | 36 | 39.56 |
| 98 | Middle Tennessee State | 6 | 68 | 27 | 39.71 |
| 99 | Colorado | 3 | 47 | 19 | 40.43 |
| 99 | Ole Miss | 3 | 47 | 19 | 40.43 |
| 101 | Georgia Tech | 5 | 74 | 30 | 40.54 |
| 102 | Illinois | 5 | 64 | 26 | 40.63 |
| 102 | Troy | 5 | 64 | 26 | 40.63 |
| 104 | UAB | 7 | 93 | 38 | 40.86 |
| 105 | Rice | 6 | 83 | 34 | 40.96 |
| 106 | Missouri State | 5 | 68 | 28 | 41.18 |
| 106 | Tulsa | 7 | 102 | 42 | 41.18 |
| 108 | Miami (OH) | 7 | 92 | 38 | 41.30 |
| 109 | New Mexico State | 6 | 87 | 36 | 41.38 |
| 110 | Southern Miss | 6 | 89 | 37 | 41.57 |
| 111 | Cincinnati | 5 | 67 | 28 | 41.79 |
| 112 | Eastern Michigan | 8 | 105 | 44 | 41.90 |
| 113 | Michigan State | 5 | 62 | 26 | 41.94 |
| 114 | Purdue | 4 | 45 | 19 | 42.22 |
| 115 | Ohio | 7 | 94 | 40 | 42.55 |
| 116 | Wake Forest | 6 | 88 | 38 | 43.18 |
| 117 | Connecticut | 6 | 90 | 39 | 43.33 |
| 118 | Marshall | 6 | 76 | 33 | 43.42 |
| 119 | North Carolina | 5 | 79 | 35 | 44.30 |
| 120 | Coastal Carolina | 7 | 92 | 41 | 44.57 |
| 121 | Navy | 6 | 83 | 37 | 44.58 |
| 122 | San Diego State | 6 | 96 | 43 | 44.79 |
| 123 | South Alabama | 5 | 53 | 24 | 45.28 |
| 124 | Tulane | 6 | 90 | 41 | 45.56 |
| 125 | Army | 6 | 68 | 31 | 45.59 |
| 126 | Ball State | 5 | 72 | 33 | 45.83 |
| 126 | Jacksonville State | 7 | 96 | 44 | 45.83 |
| 128 | Arkansas State | 7 | 85 | 39 | 45.88 |
| 129 | Charlotte | 6 | 87 | 40 | 45.98 |
| 130 | Kentucky | 5 | 80 | 37 | 46.25 |
| 131 | Maryland | 5 | 69 | 32 | 46.38 |
| 132 | Florida | 4 | 68 | 32 | 47.06 |
| 133 | UTEP | 7 | 87 | 42 | 48.28 |
| 134 | Colorado State | 5 | 55 | 27 | 49.09 |
| 135 | Central Michigan | 6 | 81 | 40 | 49.38 |
| 136 | Louisiana-Monroe | 6 | 87 | 43 | 49.43 |
| 137 | Temple | 7 | 88 | 44 | 50.00 |
| 138 | Northern Illinois | 4 | 48 | 30 | 62.50 |