2026 National Leaders 3rd Down Conversions - Games vs. FBS non-Power 5 Conference Teams Only through 10/31/2026
| Name | G | Attempts | Conversions | Conversion % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Houston | 1 | 9 | 8 | 88.89 |
| 2 | South Carolina | 1 | 8 | 7 | 87.50 |
| 3 | Arizona | 1 | 11 | 9 | 81.82 |
| 4 | USC | 2 | 28 | 20 | 71.43 |
| 5 | Pittsburgh | 1 | 10 | 7 | 70.00 |
| 6 | BYU | 1 | 12 | 8 | 66.67 |
| 6 | SMU | 1 | 12 | 8 | 66.67 |
| 6 | Miami (FL) | 1 | 9 | 6 | 66.67 |
| 9 | NC State | 1 | 17 | 11 | 64.71 |
| 10 | Nebraska | 2 | 22 | 14 | 63.64 |
| 11 | Kansas State | 1 | 16 | 10 | 62.50 |
| 12 | Boise State | 2 | 27 | 16 | 59.26 |
| 13 | Syracuse | 1 | 17 | 10 | 58.82 |
| 14 | Georgia | 1 | 12 | 7 | 58.33 |
| 14 | Kansas | 1 | 12 | 7 | 58.33 |
| 16 | Florida State | 1 | 14 | 8 | 57.14 |
| 17 | Texas State | 2 | 27 | 15 | 55.56 |
| 17 | Florida | 1 | 9 | 5 | 55.56 |
| 19 | Florida Atlantic | 6 | 97 | 52 | 53.61 |
| 20 | Alabama | 1 | 15 | 8 | 53.33 |
| 20 | Maryland | 1 | 15 | 8 | 53.33 |
| 22 | Michigan | 2 | 23 | 12 | 52.17 |
| 23 | Wisconsin | 2 | 25 | 13 | 52.00 |
| 24 | UTSA | 4 | 60 | 31 | 51.67 |
| 25 | Air Force | 7 | 103 | 52 | 50.49 |
| 26 | Ohio | 6 | 74 | 37 | 50.00 |
| 26 | Oklahoma | 2 | 26 | 13 | 50.00 |
| 26 | Notre Dame | 2 | 20 | 10 | 50.00 |
| 26 | West Virginia | 1 | 18 | 9 | 50.00 |
| 26 | Texas A&M | 1 | 14 | 7 | 50.00 |
| 26 | TCU | 1 | 14 | 7 | 50.00 |
| 26 | North Carolina | 1 | 10 | 5 | 50.00 |
| 26 | Oregon State | 1 | 8 | 4 | 50.00 |
| 26 | Illinois | 1 | 6 | 3 | 50.00 |
| 35 | Liberty | 7 | 79 | 39 | 49.37 |
| 36 | Virginia Tech | 1 | 21 | 10 | 47.62 |
| 37 | Arkansas | 1 | 17 | 8 | 47.06 |
| 37 | LSU | 1 | 17 | 8 | 47.06 |
| 39 | Auburn | 1 | 15 | 7 | 46.67 |
| 39 | Virginia | 1 | 15 | 7 | 46.67 |
| 39 | Wake Forest | 1 | 15 | 7 | 46.67 |
| 42 | North Texas | 5 | 67 | 31 | 46.27 |
| 43 | Memphis | 7 | 91 | 42 | 46.15 |
| 44 | Bowling Green | 6 | 79 | 36 | 45.57 |
| 45 | Army | 7 | 88 | 40 | 45.45 |
| 45 | Michigan State | 3 | 44 | 20 | 45.45 |
| 45 | Mississippi State | 1 | 11 | 5 | 45.45 |
| 48 | Duke | 1 | 18 | 8 | 44.44 |
| 48 | Purdue | 1 | 18 | 8 | 44.44 |
| 48 | Northwestern | 1 | 9 | 4 | 44.44 |
| 48 | Texas Tech | 1 | 9 | 4 | 44.44 |
| 52 | Louisiana Tech | 5 | 66 | 29 | 43.94 |
| 53 | Connecticut | 5 | 62 | 27 | 43.55 |
| 54 | Temple | 6 | 67 | 29 | 43.28 |
| 55 | Jacksonville State | 7 | 81 | 35 | 43.21 |
| 55 | Tulane | 6 | 81 | 35 | 43.21 |
| 57 | South Alabama | 6 | 86 | 37 | 43.02 |
| 58 | Louisiana | 6 | 84 | 36 | 42.86 |
| 58 | Cincinnati | 1 | 14 | 6 | 42.86 |
| 58 | Iowa | 1 | 14 | 6 | 42.86 |
| 61 | Western Michigan | 6 | 75 | 32 | 42.67 |
| 62 | Toledo | 5 | 68 | 29 | 42.65 |
| 63 | UNLV | 7 | 99 | 42 | 42.42 |
| 64 | Georgia Southern | 5 | 71 | 30 | 42.25 |
| 65 | Marshall | 6 | 83 | 35 | 42.17 |
| 66 | Penn State | 3 | 38 | 16 | 42.11 |
| 67 | Akron | 5 | 69 | 29 | 42.03 |
| 68 | FIU | 7 | 106 | 44 | 41.51 |
| 69 | Arkansas State | 6 | 70 | 29 | 41.43 |
| 70 | Texas | 1 | 17 | 7 | 41.18 |
| 71 | New Mexico | 6 | 73 | 30 | 41.10 |
| 72 | Nevada | 6 | 83 | 34 | 40.96 |
| 73 | Colorado State | 2 | 32 | 13 | 40.63 |
| 74 | Fresno State | 3 | 37 | 15 | 40.54 |
| 75 | Georgia State | 6 | 79 | 32 | 40.51 |
| 76 | Missouri State | 5 | 57 | 23 | 40.35 |
| 77 | Iowa State | 1 | 10 | 4 | 40.00 |
| 77 | Tennessee | 1 | 10 | 4 | 40.00 |
| 79 | Western Kentucky | 5 | 86 | 34 | 39.53 |
| 80 | Navy | 7 | 81 | 32 | 39.51 |
| 81 | Ball State | 5 | 59 | 23 | 38.98 |
| 82 | Hawaii | 6 | 90 | 35 | 38.89 |
| 83 | Baylor | 1 | 13 | 5 | 38.46 |
| 83 | UCLA | 1 | 13 | 5 | 38.46 |
| 85 | Buffalo | 5 | 86 | 33 | 38.37 |
| 85 | USF | 7 | 86 | 33 | 38.37 |
| 87 | North Dakota State | 8 | 107 | 41 | 38.32 |
| 88 | Delaware | 5 | 61 | 23 | 37.70 |
| 89 | Indiana | 2 | 19 | 7 | 36.84 |
| 90 | Eastern Michigan | 6 | 93 | 34 | 36.56 |
| 91 | Wyoming | 6 | 66 | 24 | 36.36 |
| 91 | Utah State | 1 | 11 | 4 | 36.36 |
| 93 | Coastal Carolina | 6 | 75 | 27 | 36.00 |
| 94 | Appalachian State | 6 | 84 | 30 | 35.71 |
| 94 | Minnesota | 1 | 14 | 5 | 35.71 |
| 96 | James Madison | 7 | 101 | 36 | 35.64 |
| 97 | UAB | 6 | 87 | 31 | 35.63 |
| 98 | Tulsa | 5 | 73 | 26 | 35.62 |
| 99 | Kennesaw State | 6 | 71 | 25 | 35.21 |
| 100 | Central Michigan | 6 | 76 | 26 | 34.21 |
| 101 | Middle Tennessee State | 6 | 80 | 27 | 33.75 |
| 102 | Kent State | 6 | 84 | 28 | 33.33 |
| 102 | Northern Illinois | 5 | 60 | 20 | 33.33 |
| 102 | Stanford | 2 | 27 | 9 | 33.33 |
| 102 | Vanderbilt | 1 | 15 | 5 | 33.33 |
| 106 | Troy | 5 | 73 | 24 | 32.88 |
| 107 | Miami (OH) | 5 | 58 | 19 | 32.76 |
| 108 | Old Dominion | 7 | 104 | 34 | 32.69 |
| 109 | New Mexico State | 6 | 74 | 24 | 32.43 |
| 110 | San Diego State | 2 | 31 | 10 | 32.26 |
| 111 | Ohio State | 2 | 19 | 6 | 31.58 |
| 112 | Sacramento State | 7 | 99 | 31 | 31.31 |
| 113 | Sam Houston State | 6 | 80 | 25 | 31.25 |
| 113 | Massachusetts | 5 | 64 | 20 | 31.25 |
| 113 | Oklahoma State | 1 | 16 | 5 | 31.25 |
| 116 | East Carolina | 6 | 91 | 28 | 30.77 |
| 117 | San Jose State | 6 | 83 | 25 | 30.12 |
| 118 | Arizona State | 1 | 10 | 3 | 30.00 |
| 119 | Louisiana-Monroe | 6 | 80 | 23 | 28.75 |
| 120 | Charlotte | 6 | 70 | 20 | 28.57 |
| 121 | Southern Miss | 6 | 85 | 24 | 28.24 |
| 122 | California | 1 | 18 | 5 | 27.78 |
| 123 | UTEP | 4 | 55 | 15 | 27.27 |
| 123 | Rutgers | 1 | 11 | 3 | 27.27 |
| 125 | UCF | 1 | 12 | 3 | 25.00 |
| 125 | Kentucky | 1 | 8 | 2 | 25.00 |
| 125 | Ole Miss | 1 | 4 | 1 | 25.00 |
| 128 | Rice | 6 | 71 | 16 | 22.54 |
| 129 | Missouri | 1 | 11 | 2 | 18.18 |
| 130 | Clemson | 1 | 14 | 2 | 14.29 |