2026 National Leaders 3rd Down Conversions - Games vs. Unranked Teams Only (AP Poll) through 10/31/2026
| Name | G | Attempts | Conversions | Conversion % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Houston | 6 | 73 | 45 | 61.64 |
| 2 | Miami (FL) | 7 | 75 | 43 | 57.33 |
| 3 | Arizona | 6 | 74 | 42 | 56.76 |
| 4 | Texas State | 6 | 86 | 47 | 54.65 |
| 5 | Utah | 7 | 88 | 48 | 54.55 |
| 6 | Georgia | 6 | 63 | 34 | 53.97 |
| 7 | Kansas State | 7 | 104 | 56 | 53.85 |
| 8 | Wake Forest | 7 | 90 | 48 | 53.33 |
| 8 | Oregon State | 6 | 75 | 40 | 53.33 |
| 10 | Florida Atlantic | 7 | 107 | 57 | 53.27 |
| 11 | Ole Miss | 4 | 47 | 25 | 53.19 |
| 12 | NC State | 7 | 102 | 54 | 52.94 |
| 13 | Boise State | 8 | 109 | 57 | 52.29 |
| 14 | South Carolina | 4 | 54 | 28 | 51.85 |
| 15 | Air Force | 8 | 118 | 61 | 51.69 |
| 16 | LSU | 6 | 88 | 45 | 51.14 |
| 17 | North Texas | 7 | 90 | 46 | 51.11 |
| 18 | Cincinnati | 5 | 61 | 31 | 50.82 |
| 19 | USC | 8 | 97 | 49 | 50.52 |
| 20 | Auburn | 3 | 48 | 24 | 50.00 |
| 21 | Nebraska | 7 | 93 | 46 | 49.46 |
| 22 | Texas A&M | 4 | 53 | 26 | 49.06 |
| 23 | Memphis | 8 | 104 | 51 | 49.04 |
| 24 | Michigan | 6 | 74 | 36 | 48.65 |
| 25 | Ohio | 8 | 103 | 50 | 48.54 |
| 26 | Arkansas | 4 | 60 | 29 | 48.33 |
| 27 | West Virginia | 7 | 100 | 48 | 48.00 |
| 28 | Alabama | 4 | 48 | 23 | 47.92 |
| 29 | Jacksonville State | 8 | 92 | 44 | 47.83 |
| 30 | Army | 8 | 97 | 46 | 47.42 |
| 31 | BYU | 6 | 76 | 36 | 47.37 |
| 32 | Northwestern | 7 | 90 | 42 | 46.67 |
| 32 | Louisville | 6 | 60 | 28 | 46.67 |
| 34 | Louisiana Tech | 7 | 93 | 43 | 46.24 |
| 35 | UTSA | 7 | 100 | 46 | 46.00 |
| 36 | UCLA | 8 | 111 | 51 | 45.95 |
| 37 | Colorado State | 7 | 96 | 44 | 45.83 |
| 38 | Iowa State | 4 | 46 | 21 | 45.65 |
| 39 | SMU | 8 | 99 | 45 | 45.45 |
| 39 | Wisconsin | 4 | 55 | 25 | 45.45 |
| 39 | Florida | 3 | 33 | 15 | 45.45 |
| 42 | Liberty | 8 | 91 | 41 | 45.05 |
| 43 | Illinois | 7 | 80 | 36 | 45.00 |
| 43 | Texas | 4 | 60 | 27 | 45.00 |
| 45 | TCU | 7 | 97 | 43 | 44.33 |
| 46 | FIU | 8 | 120 | 53 | 44.17 |
| 47 | Georgia State | 8 | 107 | 47 | 43.93 |
| 48 | Notre Dame | 7 | 73 | 32 | 43.84 |
| 49 | Toledo | 8 | 105 | 46 | 43.81 |
| 50 | Duke | 8 | 108 | 47 | 43.52 |
| 51 | Navy | 7 | 81 | 35 | 43.21 |
| 52 | Ohio State | 4 | 44 | 19 | 43.18 |
| 53 | South Alabama | 7 | 102 | 44 | 43.14 |
| 53 | Western Michigan | 8 | 102 | 44 | 43.14 |
| 55 | Rutgers | 6 | 75 | 32 | 42.67 |
| 56 | Arkansas State | 8 | 92 | 39 | 42.39 |
| 56 | Louisiana | 7 | 92 | 39 | 42.39 |
| 58 | Utah State | 6 | 78 | 33 | 42.31 |
| 59 | Kentucky | 5 | 50 | 21 | 42.00 |
| 60 | UNLV | 8 | 115 | 48 | 41.74 |
| 61 | Pittsburgh | 8 | 108 | 45 | 41.67 |
| 62 | Maryland | 6 | 82 | 34 | 41.46 |
| 62 | Missouri | 6 | 82 | 34 | 41.46 |
| 64 | Western Kentucky | 6 | 97 | 40 | 41.24 |
| 65 | Tulane | 8 | 110 | 45 | 40.91 |
| 66 | Hawaii | 7 | 115 | 47 | 40.87 |
| 67 | Syracuse | 8 | 125 | 51 | 40.80 |
| 68 | Michigan State | 6 | 81 | 33 | 40.74 |
| 69 | Connecticut | 8 | 96 | 39 | 40.63 |
| 70 | North Dakota State | 8 | 106 | 43 | 40.57 |
| 71 | USF | 8 | 92 | 37 | 40.22 |
| 72 | Virginia Tech | 8 | 115 | 46 | 40.00 |
| 72 | Oklahoma State | 7 | 85 | 34 | 40.00 |
| 72 | Oklahoma | 3 | 40 | 16 | 40.00 |
| 75 | Baylor | 8 | 133 | 53 | 39.85 |
| 76 | Akron | 7 | 93 | 37 | 39.78 |
| 77 | UAB | 8 | 121 | 48 | 39.67 |
| 78 | Bowling Green | 9 | 116 | 46 | 39.66 |
| 79 | Nevada | 7 | 96 | 38 | 39.58 |
| 80 | Kansas | 6 | 91 | 36 | 39.56 |
| 80 | Temple | 8 | 91 | 36 | 39.56 |
| 82 | North Carolina | 6 | 74 | 29 | 39.19 |
| 82 | Oregon | 5 | 74 | 29 | 39.19 |
| 84 | Purdue | 5 | 59 | 23 | 38.98 |
| 85 | Penn State | 7 | 95 | 37 | 38.95 |
| 86 | New Mexico State | 7 | 90 | 35 | 38.89 |
| 87 | Tennessee | 5 | 62 | 24 | 38.71 |
| 88 | Eastern Michigan | 9 | 132 | 51 | 38.64 |
| 89 | Georgia Southern | 7 | 101 | 39 | 38.61 |
| 90 | Buffalo | 8 | 140 | 54 | 38.57 |
| 91 | Indiana | 8 | 91 | 35 | 38.46 |
| 91 | Iowa | 7 | 91 | 35 | 38.46 |
| 91 | Fresno State | 6 | 78 | 30 | 38.46 |
| 94 | Colorado | 6 | 84 | 32 | 38.10 |
| 95 | New Mexico | 8 | 100 | 38 | 38.00 |
| 96 | Kent State | 7 | 103 | 39 | 37.86 |
| 97 | Kennesaw State | 7 | 85 | 32 | 37.65 |
| 98 | Mississippi State | 3 | 32 | 12 | 37.50 |
| 99 | Minnesota | 6 | 83 | 31 | 37.35 |
| 100 | Central Michigan | 6 | 81 | 30 | 37.04 |
| 101 | James Madison | 9 | 122 | 45 | 36.89 |
| 102 | Marshall | 8 | 106 | 39 | 36.79 |
| 103 | San Diego State | 8 | 104 | 38 | 36.54 |
| 104 | Missouri State | 8 | 96 | 35 | 36.46 |
| 105 | Miami (OH) | 8 | 91 | 33 | 36.26 |
| 106 | Washington | 6 | 72 | 26 | 36.11 |
| 107 | Sam Houston State | 7 | 97 | 35 | 36.08 |
| 108 | Ball State | 7 | 86 | 31 | 36.05 |
| 109 | Coastal Carolina | 8 | 98 | 35 | 35.71 |
| 110 | Charlotte | 7 | 87 | 31 | 35.63 |
| 111 | Florida State | 6 | 73 | 26 | 35.62 |
| 112 | Texas Tech | 6 | 76 | 27 | 35.53 |
| 113 | Appalachian State | 8 | 105 | 37 | 35.24 |
| 114 | Delaware | 8 | 103 | 36 | 34.95 |
| 115 | Northern Illinois | 6 | 75 | 26 | 34.67 |
| 116 | Boston College | 8 | 101 | 35 | 34.65 |
| 117 | Vanderbilt | 5 | 67 | 23 | 34.33 |
| 118 | Old Dominion | 9 | 126 | 43 | 34.13 |
| 119 | Washington State | 7 | 94 | 32 | 34.04 |
| 120 | East Carolina | 7 | 103 | 35 | 33.98 |
| 121 | Wyoming | 8 | 86 | 29 | 33.72 |
| 122 | Tulsa | 8 | 111 | 37 | 33.33 |
| 122 | Rice | 7 | 87 | 29 | 33.33 |
| 124 | Sacramento State | 9 | 126 | 41 | 32.54 |
| 125 | UCF | 6 | 74 | 24 | 32.43 |
| 126 | Virginia | 8 | 108 | 35 | 32.41 |
| 127 | Massachusetts | 8 | 96 | 31 | 32.29 |
| 128 | Stanford | 6 | 82 | 26 | 31.71 |
| 129 | California | 7 | 101 | 32 | 31.68 |
| 130 | Middle Tennessee State | 8 | 98 | 31 | 31.63 |
| 131 | Louisiana-Monroe | 8 | 112 | 35 | 31.25 |
| 132 | Clemson | 6 | 87 | 27 | 31.03 |
| 133 | Troy | 7 | 100 | 31 | 31.00 |
| 134 | Southern Miss | 8 | 110 | 34 | 30.91 |
| 135 | San Jose State | 7 | 99 | 29 | 29.29 |
| 136 | Arizona State | 6 | 79 | 23 | 29.11 |
| 137 | Georgia Tech | 7 | 85 | 23 | 27.06 |
| 138 | UTEP | 7 | 90 | 23 | 25.56 |