COLLEGE FOOTBALL STATISTICS
2019: 3rd Down Conversion Pct Defense
| Rank | Team | G | W-L | Opp 3rd Conv | Opp 3rd Att | Pct |
| 1 | Wisconsin (Big Ten) | 14 | 10-4 | 48 | 176 | 0.273 |
| 2 | Kansas St. (Big 12) | 13 | 8-5 | 42 | 150 | 0.280 |
| 3 | UAB (C-USA) | 14 | 9-5 | 53 | 187 | 0.283 |
| 4 | Ohio St. (Big Ten) | 14 | 13-1 | 60 | 206 | 0.291 |
| 5 | UCF (AAC) | 13 | 10-3 | 63 | 215 | 0.293 |
| 6 | LSU (SEC) | 15 | 15-0 | 63 | 213 | 0.296 |
| 7 | Western Ky. (C-USA) | 13 | 9-4 | 51 | 172 | 0.297 |
| 8 | Auburn (SEC) | 13 | 9-4 | 58 | 194 | 0.299 |
| 9 | Utah (Pac-12) | 14 | 11-3 | 53 | 176 | 0.301 |
| 10 | Appalachian St. (Sun Belt) | 14 | 13-1 | 62 | 202 | 0.307 |
| 11 | Clemson (ACC) | 15 | 14-1 | 71 | 230 | 0.309 |
| 12 | Southern Miss. (C-USA) | 13 | 7-6 | 52 | 167 | 0.311 |
| 13 | Fla. Atlantic (C-USA) | 14 | 11-3 | 63 | 201 | 0.313 |
| 14 | Georgia (SEC) | 14 | 12-2 | 66 | 209 | 0.316 |
| 15 | Texas A&M (SEC) | 13 | 8-5 | 55 | 174 | 0.316 |
| 16 | Wake Forest (ACC) | 13 | 8-5 | 61 | 192 | 0.318 |
| 17 | Oklahoma (Big 12) | 14 | 12-2 | 57 | 177 | 0.322 |
| 18 | Notre Dame (FBS Independent) | 13 | 11-2 | 64 | 198 | 0.323 |
| 19 | Michigan (Big Ten) | 13 | 9-4 | 59 | 182 | 0.324 |
| 20 | Navy (AAC) | 13 | 11-2 | 56 | 171 | 0.327 |
| 21 | Missouri (SEC) | 12 | 6-6 | 60 | 181 | 0.331 |
| 22 | Oregon (Pac-12) | 14 | 12-2 | 73 | 220 | 0.332 |
| 23 | Pittsburgh (ACC) | 13 | 8-5 | 68 | 204 | 0.333 |
| 24 | Central Mich. (MAC) | 14 | 8-6 | 64 | 190 | 0.337 |
| 25 | Buffalo (MAC) | 13 | 8-5 | 60 | 178 | 0.337 |
| 26 | Ga. Southern (Sun Belt) | 13 | 7-6 | 59 | 175 | 0.337 |
| 27 | Northern Ill. (MAC) | 12 | 5-7 | 53 | 156 | 0.340 |
| 28 | Tulsa (AAC) | 12 | 4-8 | 61 | 179 | 0.341 |
| 28 | San Diego St. (Mountain West) | 13 | 10-3 | 61 | 179 | 0.341 |
| 30 | Michigan St. (Big Ten) | 13 | 7-6 | 64 | 184 | 0.348 |
| 31 | Louisiana Tech (C-USA) | 13 | 10-3 | 68 | 195 | 0.349 |
| 32 | TCU (Big 12) | 12 | 5-7 | 59 | 169 | 0.349 |
| 33 | Nevada (Mountain West) | 13 | 7-6 | 60 | 171 | 0.351 |
| 34 | Indiana (Big Ten) | 13 | 8-5 | 62 | 176 | 0.352 |
| 35 | Alabama (SEC) | 13 | 11-2 | 66 | 185 | 0.357 |
| 36 | Colorado St. (Mountain West) | 12 | 4-8 | 60 | 168 | 0.357 |
| 37 | Penn St. (Big Ten) | 13 | 11-2 | 73 | 203 | 0.360 |
| 38 | Virginia (ACC) | 14 | 9-5 | 67 | 186 | 0.360 |
| 39 | Louisiana (Sun Belt) | 14 | 11-3 | 68 | 188 | 0.362 |
| 40 | Florida (SEC) | 13 | 11-2 | 67 | 184 | 0.364 |
| 41 | Virginia Tech (ACC) | 13 | 8-5 | 76 | 205 | 0.371 |
| 42 | Miami (FL) (ACC) | 13 | 6-7 | 75 | 202 | 0.371 |
| 43 | Duke (ACC) | 12 | 5-7 | 68 | 183 | 0.372 |
| 44 | Illinois (Big Ten) | 13 | 6-7 | 71 | 191 | 0.372 |
| 45 | Washington (Pac-12) | 13 | 8-5 | 67 | 180 | 0.372 |
| 46 | North Carolina (ACC) | 13 | 7-6 | 70 | 188 | 0.372 |
| 47 | Wyoming (Mountain West) | 13 | 8-5 | 75 | 200 | 0.375 |
| 48 | Minnesota (Big Ten) | 13 | 11-2 | 62 | 165 | 0.376 |
| 49 | SMU (AAC) | 13 | 10-3 | 79 | 210 | 0.376 |
| 50 | Iowa (Big Ten) | 13 | 10-3 | 72 | 190 | 0.379 |
| 51 | Temple (AAC) | 13 | 8-5 | 80 | 211 | 0.379 |
| 52 | Louisville (ACC) | 13 | 8-5 | 66 | 174 | 0.379 |
| 52 | UTSA (C-USA) | 12 | 4-8 | 55 | 145 | 0.379 |
| 54 | Arkansas St. (Sun Belt) | 13 | 8-5 | 74 | 195 | 0.379 |
| 55 | Cincinnati (AAC) | 14 | 11-3 | 81 | 212 | 0.382 |
| 56 | South Carolina (SEC) | 12 | 4-8 | 69 | 180 | 0.383 |
| 57 | Mississippi St. (SEC) | 13 | 6-7 | 58 | 150 | 0.387 |
| 58 | Baylor (Big 12) | 14 | 11-3 | 90 | 232 | 0.388 |
| 59 | Boise St. (Mountain West) | 14 | 12-2 | 77 | 198 | 0.389 |
| 60 | UNLV (Mountain West) | 12 | 4-8 | 67 | 172 | 0.390 |
| 61 | Tulane (AAC) | 13 | 7-6 | 76 | 195 | 0.390 |
| 62 | Vanderbilt (SEC) | 12 | 3-9 | 59 | 151 | 0.391 |
| 63 | Texas (Big 12) | 13 | 8-5 | 72 | 184 | 0.391 |
| 63 | Marshall (C-USA) | 13 | 8-5 | 72 | 184 | 0.391 |
| 65 | Kentucky (SEC) | 13 | 8-5 | 65 | 166 | 0.392 |
| 66 | Oklahoma St. (Big 12) | 13 | 8-5 | 75 | 191 | 0.393 |
| 67 | FIU (C-USA) | 13 | 6-7 | 70 | 178 | 0.393 |
| 68 | Tennessee (SEC) | 13 | 8-5 | 72 | 183 | 0.393 |
| 69 | Old Dominion (C-USA) | 12 | 1-11 | 61 | 155 | 0.394 |
| 70 | Memphis (AAC) | 14 | 12-2 | 83 | 210 | 0.395 |
| 71 | Ohio (MAC) | 13 | 7-6 | 70 | 177 | 0.395 |
| 72 | Houston (AAC) | 12 | 4-8 | 65 | 163 | 0.399 |
| 73 | Ole Miss (SEC) | 12 | 4-8 | 69 | 173 | 0.399 |
| 73 | West Virginia (Big 12) | 12 | 5-7 | 69 | 173 | 0.399 |
| 75 | Nebraska (Big Ten) | 12 | 5-7 | 69 | 172 | 0.401 |
| 76 | Miami (OH) (MAC) | 14 | 8-6 | 82 | 203 | 0.404 |
| 77 | BYU (FBS Independent) | 13 | 7-6 | 76 | 188 | 0.404 |
| 78 | Florida St. (ACC) | 13 | 6-7 | 91 | 225 | 0.404 |
| 79 | Air Force (Mountain West) | 13 | 11-2 | 64 | 158 | 0.405 |
| 80 | California (Pac-12) | 13 | 8-5 | 79 | 195 | 0.405 |
| 81 | Northwestern (Big Ten) | 12 | 3-9 | 73 | 180 | 0.406 |
| 82 | Purdue (Big Ten) | 12 | 4-8 | 71 | 175 | 0.406 |
| 83 | Southern California (Pac-12) | 13 | 8-5 | 72 | 177 | 0.407 |
| 84 | NC State (ACC) | 12 | 4-8 | 73 | 178 | 0.410 |
| 85 | Ball St. (MAC) | 12 | 5-7 | 72 | 175 | 0.411 |
| 86 | Arizona St. (Pac-12) | 13 | 8-5 | 79 | 192 | 0.411 |
| 87 | Hawaii (Mountain West) | 15 | 10-5 | 80 | 194 | 0.412 |
| 88 | South Alabama (Sun Belt) | 12 | 2-10 | 71 | 172 | 0.413 |
| 89 | Iowa St. (Big 12) | 13 | 7-6 | 84 | 203 | 0.414 |
| 90 | Western Mich. (MAC) | 13 | 7-6 | 76 | 183 | 0.415 |
| 91 | Texas Tech (Big 12) | 12 | 4-8 | 75 | 180 | 0.417 |
| 92 | Charlotte (C-USA) | 13 | 7-6 | 68 | 163 | 0.417 |
| 93 | North Texas (C-USA) | 12 | 4-8 | 74 | 177 | 0.418 |
| 94 | Washington St. (Pac-12) | 13 | 6-7 | 68 | 162 | 0.420 |
| 95 | Toledo (MAC) | 12 | 6-6 | 71 | 169 | 0.420 |
| 96 | Fresno St. (Mountain West) | 12 | 4-8 | 72 | 171 | 0.421 |
| 97 | New Mexico (Mountain West) | 12 | 2-10 | 76 | 180 | 0.422 |
| 98 | Liberty (FBS Independent) | 13 | 8-5 | 82 | 194 | 0.423 |
| 99 | East Carolina (AAC) | 12 | 4-8 | 72 | 170 | 0.424 |
| 99 | La.-Monroe (Sun Belt) | 12 | 5-7 | 72 | 170 | 0.424 |
| 101 | Syracuse (ACC) | 12 | 5-7 | 82 | 192 | 0.427 |
| 102 | Maryland (Big Ten) | 12 | 3-9 | 78 | 180 | 0.433 |
| 103 | Middle Tenn. (C-USA) | 12 | 4-8 | 78 | 179 | 0.436 |
| 104 | Rutgers (Big Ten) | 12 | 2-10 | 72 | 163 | 0.442 |
| 105 | UCLA (Pac-12) | 12 | 4-8 | 69 | 156 | 0.442 |
| 105 | Bowling Green (MAC) | 12 | 3-9 | 69 | 156 | 0.442 |
| 107 | Oregon St. (Pac-12) | 12 | 5-7 | 76 | 171 | 0.444 |
| 108 | Eastern Mich. (MAC) | 13 | 6-7 | 82 | 183 | 0.448 |
| 109 | Army West Point (FBS Independent) | 13 | 5-8 | 74 | 165 | 0.448 |
| 110 | New Mexico St. (FBS Independent) | 12 | 2-10 | 74 | 164 | 0.451 |
| 111 | Georgia Tech (ACC) | 12 | 3-9 | 80 | 177 | 0.452 |
| 112 | Stanford (Pac-12) | 12 | 4-8 | 71 | 157 | 0.452 |
| 113 | Georgia St. (Sun Belt) | 13 | 7-6 | 81 | 179 | 0.453 |
| 114 | Kent St. (MAC) | 13 | 7-6 | 84 | 185 | 0.454 |
| 115 | Rice (C-USA) | 12 | 3-9 | 75 | 165 | 0.455 |
| 116 | Arkansas (SEC) | 12 | 2-10 | 71 | 156 | 0.455 |
| 117 | Texas St. (Sun Belt) | 12 | 3-9 | 85 | 184 | 0.462 |
| 118 | Troy (Sun Belt) | 12 | 5-7 | 81 | 175 | 0.463 |
| 119 | Utah St. (Mountain West) | 13 | 7-6 | 94 | 203 | 0.463 |
| 120 | South Fla. (AAC) | 12 | 4-8 | 88 | 190 | 0.463 |
| 121 | Boston College (ACC) | 13 | 6-7 | 98 | 211 | 0.464 |
| 122 | Coastal Carolina (Sun Belt) | 12 | 5-7 | 68 | 146 | 0.466 |
| 123 | Arizona (Pac-12) | 12 | 4-8 | 79 | 168 | 0.470 |
| 124 | San Jose St. (Mountain West) | 12 | 5-7 | 84 | 178 | 0.472 |
| 125 | Colorado (Pac-12) | 12 | 5-7 | 74 | 156 | 0.474 |
| 126 | UConn (AAC) | 12 | 2-10 | 67 | 134 | 0.500 |
| 127 | Massachusetts (FBS Independent) | 12 | 1-11 | 73 | 142 | 0.514 |
| 128 | Kansas (Big 12) | 12 | 3-9 | 92 | 176 | 0.523 |
| 129 | UTEP (C-USA) | 12 | 1-11 | 79 | 151 | 0.523 |
| 130 | Akron (MAC) | 12 | 0-12 | 98 | 185 | 0.530 |