2026 National Leaders 3rd Down Conversions - Games vs. Unranked Teams Only (AP Poll) through 10/09/2026
| Name | G | Attempts | Conversions | Conversion % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Oregon | 1 | 14 | 11 | 78.57 |
| 2 | Houston | 4 | 46 | 31 | 67.39 |
| 3 | Kansas State | 4 | 60 | 39 | 65.00 |
| 4 | Arizona | 4 | 52 | 32 | 61.54 |
| 5 | Oregon State | 3 | 28 | 17 | 60.71 |
| 6 | Boise State | 4 | 53 | 32 | 60.38 |
| 7 | USC | 5 | 60 | 35 | 58.33 |
| 8 | South Carolina | 3 | 38 | 22 | 57.89 |
| 9 | Texas | 2 | 32 | 18 | 56.25 |
| 10 | Memphis | 4 | 49 | 27 | 55.10 |
| 11 | Texas State | 4 | 60 | 33 | 55.00 |
| 12 | Georgia | 5 | 51 | 28 | 54.90 |
| 13 | North Texas | 4 | 55 | 30 | 54.55 |
| 14 | BYU | 5 | 57 | 31 | 54.39 |
| 15 | Syracuse | 3 | 46 | 25 | 54.35 |
| 16 | Utah | 4 | 48 | 26 | 54.17 |
| 17 | NC State | 5 | 73 | 39 | 53.42 |
| 18 | Mississippi State | 3 | 32 | 17 | 53.13 |
| 19 | Nebraska | 5 | 63 | 33 | 52.38 |
| 20 | Indiana | 5 | 54 | 28 | 51.85 |
| 21 | LSU | 4 | 62 | 32 | 51.61 |
| 22 | SMU | 5 | 64 | 33 | 51.56 |
| 23 | Kansas | 3 | 41 | 21 | 51.22 |
| 24 | Miami (FL) | 5 | 47 | 24 | 51.06 |
| 25 | Arkansas State | 6 | 65 | 33 | 50.77 |
| 26 | Georgia State | 5 | 67 | 34 | 50.75 |
| 27 | Florida Atlantic | 4 | 60 | 30 | 50.00 |
| 27 | West Virginia | 4 | 58 | 29 | 50.00 |
| 27 | Auburn | 3 | 48 | 24 | 50.00 |
| 27 | UCLA | 4 | 46 | 23 | 50.00 |
| 27 | Army | 4 | 46 | 23 | 50.00 |
| 27 | Louisville | 4 | 40 | 20 | 50.00 |
| 27 | Purdue | 3 | 36 | 18 | 50.00 |
| 34 | Air Force | 4 | 65 | 32 | 49.23 |
| 35 | Wake Forest | 4 | 49 | 24 | 48.98 |
| 36 | Louisiana Tech | 3 | 37 | 18 | 48.65 |
| 37 | Jacksonville State | 6 | 70 | 34 | 48.57 |
| 38 | Ohio | 5 | 68 | 33 | 48.53 |
| 38 | Toledo | 5 | 68 | 33 | 48.53 |
| 40 | Cincinnati | 5 | 64 | 31 | 48.44 |
| 41 | Florida State | 4 | 48 | 23 | 47.92 |
| 42 | Arkansas | 3 | 44 | 21 | 47.73 |
| 43 | Texas A&M | 4 | 59 | 28 | 47.46 |
| 44 | UAB | 5 | 74 | 35 | 47.30 |
| 45 | Colorado State | 4 | 58 | 27 | 46.55 |
| 46 | Illinois | 4 | 41 | 19 | 46.34 |
| 47 | Pittsburgh | 5 | 65 | 30 | 46.15 |
| 47 | Western Michigan | 4 | 52 | 24 | 46.15 |
| 49 | Alabama | 4 | 48 | 22 | 45.83 |
| 50 | Wisconsin | 4 | 55 | 25 | 45.45 |
| 50 | Florida | 3 | 33 | 15 | 45.45 |
| 52 | Liberty | 6 | 73 | 33 | 45.21 |
| 53 | Ohio State | 3 | 31 | 14 | 45.16 |
| 54 | FIU | 5 | 82 | 37 | 45.12 |
| 55 | Virginia Tech | 4 | 60 | 27 | 45.00 |
| 56 | South Alabama | 6 | 85 | 38 | 44.71 |
| 57 | Kennesaw State | 4 | 47 | 21 | 44.68 |
| 58 | Western Kentucky | 4 | 63 | 28 | 44.44 |
| 59 | Sam Houston State | 4 | 57 | 25 | 43.86 |
| 60 | Maryland | 4 | 55 | 24 | 43.64 |
| 61 | TCU | 4 | 53 | 23 | 43.40 |
| 62 | Baylor | 5 | 81 | 35 | 43.21 |
| 63 | Miami (OH) | 4 | 44 | 19 | 43.18 |
| 64 | Duke | 4 | 51 | 22 | 43.14 |
| 65 | North Dakota State | 5 | 65 | 28 | 43.08 |
| 66 | Eastern Michigan | 6 | 84 | 36 | 42.86 |
| 66 | Kent State | 4 | 63 | 27 | 42.86 |
| 68 | USF | 6 | 66 | 28 | 42.42 |
| 69 | New Mexico | 5 | 64 | 27 | 42.19 |
| 70 | Connecticut | 5 | 62 | 26 | 41.94 |
| 70 | Iowa State | 3 | 31 | 13 | 41.94 |
| 72 | Utah State | 4 | 53 | 22 | 41.51 |
| 73 | UTSA | 5 | 70 | 29 | 41.43 |
| 74 | Michigan | 4 | 46 | 19 | 41.30 |
| 75 | New Mexico State | 6 | 78 | 32 | 41.03 |
| 75 | Oklahoma | 3 | 39 | 16 | 41.03 |
| 77 | James Madison | 5 | 61 | 25 | 40.98 |
| 78 | Tennessee | 4 | 49 | 20 | 40.82 |
| 79 | Michigan State | 4 | 59 | 24 | 40.68 |
| 80 | Missouri | 3 | 37 | 15 | 40.54 |
| 80 | Northwestern | 3 | 37 | 15 | 40.54 |
| 82 | Notre Dame | 5 | 52 | 21 | 40.38 |
| 83 | Minnesota | 4 | 57 | 23 | 40.35 |
| 84 | Penn State | 5 | 70 | 28 | 40.00 |
| 84 | Temple | 5 | 60 | 24 | 40.00 |
| 84 | Texas Tech | 4 | 50 | 20 | 40.00 |
| 84 | Rutgers | 3 | 35 | 14 | 40.00 |
| 88 | Akron | 5 | 64 | 25 | 39.06 |
| 89 | Fresno State | 4 | 54 | 21 | 38.89 |
| 90 | Massachusetts | 5 | 52 | 20 | 38.46 |
| 91 | Georgia Southern | 4 | 60 | 23 | 38.33 |
| 91 | Iowa | 5 | 60 | 23 | 38.33 |
| 93 | Louisiana | 4 | 47 | 18 | 38.30 |
| 94 | Hawaii | 5 | 81 | 31 | 38.27 |
| 95 | North Carolina | 3 | 34 | 13 | 38.24 |
| 96 | UNLV | 5 | 76 | 29 | 38.16 |
| 97 | Troy | 4 | 56 | 21 | 37.50 |
| 97 | Tulane | 4 | 56 | 21 | 37.50 |
| 99 | Appalachian State | 4 | 51 | 19 | 37.25 |
| 99 | Nevada | 4 | 51 | 19 | 37.25 |
| 101 | Navy | 4 | 49 | 18 | 36.73 |
| 102 | UCF | 3 | 30 | 11 | 36.67 |
| 103 | Sacramento State | 5 | 71 | 26 | 36.62 |
| 104 | Marshall | 5 | 64 | 23 | 35.94 |
| 105 | Coastal Carolina | 5 | 62 | 22 | 35.48 |
| 106 | Buffalo | 5 | 85 | 30 | 35.29 |
| 106 | Rice | 4 | 51 | 18 | 35.29 |
| 108 | Louisiana-Monroe | 4 | 54 | 19 | 35.19 |
| 109 | Colorado | 4 | 57 | 20 | 35.09 |
| 110 | Ole Miss | 2 | 20 | 7 | 35.00 |
| 111 | Stanford | 4 | 58 | 20 | 34.48 |
| 112 | Northern Illinois | 3 | 44 | 15 | 34.09 |
| 113 | Missouri State | 4 | 47 | 16 | 34.04 |
| 114 | Washington | 4 | 50 | 17 | 34.00 |
| 115 | Virginia | 5 | 68 | 23 | 33.82 |
| 116 | Clemson | 3 | 42 | 14 | 33.33 |
| 116 | Oklahoma State | 3 | 33 | 11 | 33.33 |
| 118 | Old Dominion | 5 | 70 | 23 | 32.86 |
| 119 | Bowling Green | 5 | 64 | 21 | 32.81 |
| 120 | Central Michigan | 4 | 49 | 16 | 32.65 |
| 121 | Southern Miss | 5 | 62 | 20 | 32.26 |
| 122 | Vanderbilt | 4 | 56 | 18 | 32.14 |
| 123 | San Diego State | 4 | 53 | 17 | 32.08 |
| 124 | East Carolina | 3 | 38 | 12 | 31.58 |
| 125 | Ball State | 4 | 45 | 14 | 31.11 |
| 126 | Wyoming | 6 | 71 | 22 | 30.99 |
| 127 | Kentucky | 4 | 39 | 12 | 30.77 |
| 128 | San Jose State | 5 | 72 | 22 | 30.56 |
| 129 | Delaware | 5 | 67 | 20 | 29.85 |
| 130 | Arizona State | 4 | 54 | 16 | 29.63 |
| 131 | Charlotte | 4 | 48 | 14 | 29.17 |
| 132 | Georgia Tech | 3 | 35 | 10 | 28.57 |
| 133 | Boston College | 4 | 50 | 14 | 28.00 |
| 134 | Tulsa | 4 | 61 | 17 | 27.87 |
| 135 | California | 4 | 51 | 14 | 27.45 |
| 136 | UTEP | 5 | 59 | 16 | 27.12 |
| 137 | Washington State | 6 | 78 | 21 | 26.92 |
| 138 | Middle Tennessee State | 5 | 56 | 15 | 26.79 |