2026 National Leaders 3rd Down Conversions - Games vs. Non-Conference Teams Only through 09/19/2026

Name G Attempts Conversions Conversion %
1 Kansas State 3 43 29 67.44
2 Texas 3 48 27 56.25
3 USC 3 36 25 69.44
3 South Alabama 3 47 25 53.19
5 West Virginia 3 45 24 53.33
5 Jacksonville State 4 47 24 51.06
7 Utah 3 38 23 60.53
7 Maryland 3 41 23 56.10
7 Texas State 3 41 23 56.10
7 North Texas 3 43 23 53.49
7 Virginia Tech 3 45 23 51.11
12 Ohio 3 43 22 51.16
12 Colorado State 3 44 22 50.00
12 UAB 3 46 22 47.83
12 FIU 3 53 22 41.51
16 Nebraska 3 37 21 56.76
16 New Mexico State 3 40 21 52.50
16 Georgia State 3 41 21 51.22
16 Sam Houston State 3 44 21 47.73
20 Oregon 3 40 20 50.00
20 Michigan State 3 44 20 45.45
20 Baylor 3 49 20 40.82
20 Kent State 3 49 20 40.82
24 LSU 2 33 19 57.58
24 Cincinnati 3 37 19 51.35
24 Liberty 3 41 19 46.34
24 Western Michigan 3 41 19 46.34
24 Minnesota 3 42 19 45.24
24 Utah State 3 42 19 45.24
24 Georgia Southern 3 47 19 40.43
24 San Jose State 4 56 19 33.93
32 Wisconsin 3 37 18 48.65
32 North Dakota State 3 40 18 45.00
32 Boise State 3 41 18 43.90
32 Memphis 4 41 18 43.90
32 Sacramento State 3 43 18 41.86
32 Western Kentucky 3 52 18 34.62
38 Auburn 2 33 17 51.52
38 Arkansas 2 34 17 50.00
38 Tennessee 3 35 17 48.57
38 Toledo 3 35 17 48.57
38 Connecticut 3 37 17 45.95
38 Florida Atlantic 2 38 17 44.74
38 Louisiana Tech 3 41 17 41.46
38 Colorado 3 42 17 40.48
46 Arizona 2 23 16 69.57
46 Florida State 2 29 16 55.17
46 Michigan 3 36 16 44.44
46 TCU 3 37 16 43.24
46 Penn State 3 38 16 42.11
46 Oklahoma 3 39 16 41.03
46 Temple 3 39 16 41.03
46 Washington 3 40 16 40.00
46 Tulane 3 41 16 39.02
46 Troy 3 46 16 34.78
56 Houston 2 21 15 71.43
56 NC State 2 26 15 57.69
56 Arkansas State 3 32 15 46.88
56 Missouri 3 37 15 40.54
56 New Mexico 3 40 15 37.50
56 Southern Miss 3 40 15 37.50
56 Charlotte 3 41 15 36.59
56 San Diego State 3 41 15 36.59
56 Louisiana-Monroe 3 44 15 34.09
56 Northern Illinois 3 46 15 32.61
56 Buffalo 3 52 15 28.85
67 South Carolina 2 22 14 63.64
67 Indiana 3 29 14 48.28
67 California 2 30 14 46.67
67 Miami (OH) 3 33 14 42.42
67 Notre Dame 3 33 14 42.42
67 Coastal Carolina 3 35 14 40.00
67 Nevada 3 36 14 38.89
67 Kennesaw State 3 36 14 38.89
67 Akron 3 37 14 37.84
67 Appalachian State 3 37 14 37.84
67 Georgia Tech 3 37 14 37.84
67 Iowa 3 37 14 37.84
67 Old Dominion 3 37 14 37.84
67 Rice 3 39 14 35.90
67 Vanderbilt 3 39 14 35.90
67 Delaware 3 40 14 35.00
67 Oklahoma State 3 40 14 35.00
67 Oregon State 3 42 14 33.33
85 BYU 2 20 13 65.00
85 Purdue 2 25 13 52.00
85 Texas Tech 2 29 13 44.83
85 James Madison 3 31 13 41.94
85 Hawaii 2 34 13 38.24
85 Central Michigan 3 40 13 32.50
91 Louisville 2 24 12 50.00
91 Wake Forest 2 26 12 46.15
91 Alabama 2 27 12 44.44
91 Illinois 3 28 12 42.86
91 Pittsburgh 2 28 12 42.86
91 Missouri State 3 32 12 37.50
91 UCF 3 33 12 36.36
91 Iowa State 3 33 12 36.36
91 Ohio State 3 33 12 36.36
91 Louisiana 3 34 12 35.29
91 Marshall 3 36 12 33.33
91 Boston College 3 37 12 32.43
91 Eastern Michigan 3 41 12 29.27
104 Georgia 2 18 11 61.11
104 Mississippi State 2 21 11 52.38
104 Kansas 2 28 11 39.29
104 Massachusetts 3 32 11 34.38
104 Wyoming 3 33 11 33.33
104 Fresno State 3 34 11 32.35
110 UCLA 2 22 10 45.45
110 Virginia 2 24 10 41.67
110 Northwestern 2 25 10 40.00
110 Texas A&M 2 26 10 38.46
110 Duke 2 27 10 37.04
110 UNLV 2 32 10 31.25
110 Middle Tennessee State 3 34 10 29.41
110 Bowling Green 3 37 10 27.03
110 Tulsa 3 41 10 24.39
119 Air Force 1 15 9 60.00
119 USF 2 19 9 47.37
119 UTEP 3 35 9 25.71
122 Syracuse 1 12 8 66.67
122 Florida 2 18 8 44.44
122 North Carolina 2 20 8 40.00
122 Arizona State 2 22 8 36.36
122 Washington State 3 30 8 26.67
127 Navy 1 12 7 58.33
127 Stanford 1 16 7 43.75
127 Ole Miss 2 20 7 35.00
127 Rutgers 2 23 7 30.43
127 Ball State 3 33 7 21.21
127 UTSA 3 35 7 20.00
133 Army 1 9 6 66.67
134 SMU 1 10 5 50.00
134 East Carolina 3 35 5 14.29
136 Kentucky 1 8 3 37.50
136 Clemson 2 27 3 11.11
138 Miami (FL) 1 3 1 33.33