COLLEGE FOOTBALL STATISTICS
FBS: 3rd Down Conversion Pct Defense
| Rank | Team | G | W-L | Opp 3rd Conv | Opp 3rd Att | Pct |
| 1 | Georgia (SEC) | 14 | 13-1 | 45 | 175 | 0.257 |
| 2 | Texas (Big 12) | 14 | 12-2 | 47 | 177 | 0.266 |
| 3 | NC State (ACC) | 13 | 9-4 | 47 | 169 | 0.278 |
| 4 | SMU (AAC) | 14 | 11-3 | 57 | 203 | 0.281 |
| 5 | Ohio St. (Big Ten) | 13 | 11-2 | 54 | 189 | 0.286 |
| 6 | Florida St. (ACC) | 14 | 13-1 | 57 | 198 | 0.288 |
| 7 | Michigan (Big Ten) | 15 | 15-0 | 57 | 196 | 0.291 |
| 8 | Utah (Pac-12) | 13 | 8-5 | 49 | 166 | 0.295 |
| 9 | Miami (OH) (MAC) | 14 | 11-3 | 57 | 192 | 0.297 |
| 10 | Louisville (ACC) | 14 | 10-4 | 54 | 181 | 0.298 |
| 11 | Kansas St. (Big 12) | 13 | 9-4 | 54 | 179 | 0.302 |
| 11 | Penn St. (Big Ten) | 13 | 10-3 | 54 | 179 | 0.302 |
| 13 | Ohio (MAC) | 13 | 10-3 | 49 | 161 | 0.304 |
| 14 | Oklahoma (Big 12) | 13 | 10-3 | 61 | 196 | 0.311 |
| 15 | Iowa (Big Ten) | 14 | 10-4 | 71 | 227 | 0.313 |
| 16 | Auburn (SEC) | 13 | 6-7 | 52 | 164 | 0.317 |
| 17 | Clemson (ACC) | 13 | 9-4 | 60 | 187 | 0.321 |
| 18 | Texas A&M (SEC) | 13 | 7-6 | 55 | 171 | 0.322 |
| 19 | Marshall (Sun Belt) | 13 | 6-7 | 61 | 188 | 0.324 |
| 20 | Troy (Sun Belt) | 14 | 11-3 | 62 | 191 | 0.325 |
| 21 | Navy (AAC) | 12 | 5-7 | 51 | 157 | 0.325 |
| 22 | South Fla. (AAC) | 13 | 7-6 | 60 | 183 | 0.328 |
| 23 | Alabama (SEC) | 14 | 12-2 | 63 | 191 | 0.330 |
| 24 | Memphis (AAC) | 13 | 10-3 | 55 | 165 | 0.333 |
| 25 | Buffalo (MAC) | 12 | 3-9 | 53 | 158 | 0.335 |
| 26 | Maryland (Big Ten) | 13 | 8-5 | 60 | 177 | 0.339 |
| 27 | South Alabama (Sun Belt) | 13 | 7-6 | 60 | 176 | 0.341 |
| 28 | Mississippi St. (SEC) | 12 | 5-7 | 57 | 167 | 0.341 |
| 29 | Notre Dame (FBS Independent) | 13 | 10-3 | 63 | 182 | 0.346 |
| 30 | Ball St. (MAC) | 12 | 4-8 | 52 | 150 | 0.347 |
| 31 | Virginia Tech (ACC) | 13 | 7-6 | 58 | 167 | 0.347 |
| 32 | Michigan St. (Big Ten) | 12 | 4-8 | 54 | 154 | 0.351 |
| 33 | Air Force (Mountain West) | 13 | 9-4 | 57 | 161 | 0.354 |
| 34 | UCLA (Pac-12) | 13 | 8-5 | 67 | 189 | 0.354 |
| 35 | Florida (SEC) | 12 | 5-7 | 52 | 146 | 0.356 |
| 36 | Oregon (Pac-12) | 14 | 12-2 | 68 | 190 | 0.358 |
| 37 | Miami (FL) (ACC) | 13 | 7-6 | 63 | 176 | 0.358 |
| 38 | Indiana (Big Ten) | 12 | 3-9 | 57 | 158 | 0.361 |
| 39 | Iowa St. (Big 12) | 13 | 7-6 | 69 | 191 | 0.361 |
| 40 | UNLV (Mountain West) | 14 | 9-5 | 69 | 189 | 0.365 |
| 41 | Fla. Atlantic (AAC) | 12 | 4-8 | 65 | 178 | 0.365 |
| 42 | Tennessee (SEC) | 13 | 9-4 | 72 | 197 | 0.365 |
| 43 | Tulane (AAC) | 14 | 11-3 | 68 | 186 | 0.366 |
| 44 | Nebraska (Big Ten) | 12 | 5-7 | 66 | 180 | 0.367 |
| 45 | Akron (MAC) | 12 | 2-10 | 61 | 166 | 0.367 |
| 46 | Central Mich. (MAC) | 12 | 5-7 | 57 | 155 | 0.368 |
| 47 | Missouri (SEC) | 13 | 11-2 | 66 | 179 | 0.369 |
| 48 | Pittsburgh (ACC) | 12 | 3-9 | 59 | 160 | 0.369 |
| 49 | Rice (AAC) | 13 | 6-7 | 66 | 178 | 0.371 |
| 50 | New Mexico (Mountain West) | 12 | 4-8 | 49 | 132 | 0.371 |
| 51 | New Mexico St. (CUSA) | 15 | 10-5 | 70 | 188 | 0.372 |
| 52 | Arkansas (SEC) | 12 | 4-8 | 59 | 158 | 0.373 |
| 53 | Toledo (MAC) | 14 | 11-3 | 74 | 198 | 0.374 |
| 54 | Old Dominion (Sun Belt) | 13 | 6-7 | 75 | 199 | 0.377 |
| 55 | Southern Miss. (Sun Belt) | 12 | 3-9 | 55 | 145 | 0.379 |
| 56 | Liberty (CUSA) | 14 | 13-1 | 70 | 184 | 0.380 |
| 57 | Duke (ACC) | 13 | 8-5 | 70 | 183 | 0.383 |
| 58 | Bowling Green (MAC) | 13 | 7-6 | 59 | 154 | 0.383 |
| 59 | Ga. Southern (Sun Belt) | 13 | 6-7 | 64 | 166 | 0.386 |
| 60 | North Carolina (ACC) | 13 | 8-5 | 71 | 184 | 0.386 |
| 61 | West Virginia (Big 12) | 13 | 9-4 | 66 | 171 | 0.386 |
| 62 | UTSA (AAC) | 13 | 9-4 | 83 | 215 | 0.386 |
| 63 | Washington (Pac-12) | 15 | 14-1 | 80 | 207 | 0.386 |
| 64 | Boise St. (Mountain West) | 14 | 8-6 | 70 | 181 | 0.387 |
| 65 | Ole Miss (SEC) | 13 | 11-2 | 73 | 187 | 0.390 |
| 66 | Rutgers (Big Ten) | 13 | 7-6 | 66 | 169 | 0.391 |
| 67 | Charlotte (AAC) | 12 | 3-9 | 63 | 160 | 0.394 |
| 68 | Oregon St. (Pac-12) | 13 | 8-5 | 65 | 165 | 0.394 |
| 69 | TCU (Big 12) | 12 | 5-7 | 71 | 180 | 0.394 |
| 70 | UCF (Big 12) | 13 | 6-7 | 68 | 172 | 0.395 |
| 71 | Fresno St. (Mountain West) | 13 | 9-4 | 74 | 187 | 0.396 |
| 71 | Wisconsin (Big Ten) | 13 | 7-6 | 74 | 187 | 0.396 |
| 73 | Northwestern (Big Ten) | 13 | 8-5 | 73 | 184 | 0.397 |
| 74 | Eastern Mich. (MAC) | 13 | 6-7 | 68 | 171 | 0.398 |
| 75 | Western Ky. (CUSA) | 13 | 8-5 | 78 | 196 | 0.398 |
| 76 | Cincinnati (Big 12) | 12 | 3-9 | 59 | 148 | 0.399 |
| 77 | East Carolina (AAC) | 12 | 2-10 | 70 | 175 | 0.400 |
| 77 | Tulsa (AAC) | 12 | 4-8 | 64 | 160 | 0.400 |
| 79 | Army West Point (FBS Independent) | 12 | 6-6 | 63 | 157 | 0.401 |
| 80 | App State (Sun Belt) | 14 | 9-5 | 72 | 179 | 0.402 |
| 81 | Wake Forest (ACC) | 12 | 4-8 | 70 | 174 | 0.402 |
| 82 | Virginia (ACC) | 12 | 3-9 | 65 | 161 | 0.404 |
| 83 | FIU (CUSA) | 12 | 4-8 | 68 | 168 | 0.405 |
| 84 | Syracuse (ACC) | 13 | 6-7 | 80 | 197 | 0.406 |
| 85 | NIU (MAC) | 13 | 7-6 | 75 | 184 | 0.408 |
| 86 | Arkansas St. (Sun Belt) | 13 | 6-7 | 79 | 193 | 0.409 |
| 87 | Louisiana Tech (CUSA) | 12 | 3-9 | 70 | 171 | 0.409 |
| 88 | Arizona St. (Pac-12) | 12 | 3-9 | 66 | 161 | 0.410 |
| 89 | Washington St. (Pac-12) | 12 | 5-7 | 72 | 175 | 0.411 |
| 90 | Purdue (Big Ten) | 12 | 4-8 | 68 | 165 | 0.412 |
| 91 | Texas Tech (Big 12) | 13 | 7-6 | 79 | 191 | 0.414 |
| 92 | San Diego St. (Mountain West) | 12 | 4-8 | 63 | 152 | 0.414 |
| 93 | Arizona (Pac-12) | 13 | 10-3 | 73 | 176 | 0.415 |
| 94 | Nevada (Mountain West) | 12 | 2-10 | 61 | 147 | 0.415 |
| 95 | California (Pac-12) | 13 | 6-7 | 81 | 195 | 0.415 |
| 96 | Boston College (ACC) | 13 | 7-6 | 64 | 154 | 0.416 |
| 97 | Kansas (Big 12) | 13 | 9-4 | 69 | 166 | 0.416 |
| 98 | Coastal Carolina (Sun Belt) | 13 | 8-5 | 70 | 168 | 0.417 |
| 99 | Oklahoma St. (Big 12) | 14 | 10-4 | 82 | 196 | 0.418 |
| 100 | Utah St. (Mountain West) | 13 | 6-7 | 84 | 198 | 0.424 |
| 101 | South Carolina (SEC) | 12 | 5-7 | 78 | 182 | 0.429 |
| 101 | UConn (FBS Independent) | 12 | 3-9 | 66 | 154 | 0.429 |
| 103 | UTEP (CUSA) | 12 | 3-9 | 65 | 151 | 0.430 |
| 104 | Kentucky (SEC) | 13 | 7-6 | 80 | 185 | 0.432 |
| 105 | Georgia Tech (ACC) | 13 | 7-6 | 74 | 170 | 0.435 |
| 106 | Southern California (Pac-12) | 13 | 8-5 | 79 | 181 | 0.436 |
| 107 | Illinois (Big Ten) | 12 | 5-7 | 77 | 175 | 0.440 |
| 108 | Baylor (Big 12) | 12 | 3-9 | 67 | 152 | 0.441 |
| 109 | Colorado St. (Mountain West) | 12 | 5-7 | 79 | 179 | 0.441 |
| 110 | Louisiana (Sun Belt) | 13 | 6-7 | 89 | 200 | 0.445 |
| 111 | Wyoming (Mountain West) | 13 | 9-4 | 85 | 191 | 0.445 |
| 112 | Georgia St. (Sun Belt) | 13 | 7-6 | 81 | 182 | 0.445 |
| 113 | Middle Tenn. (CUSA) | 12 | 4-8 | 81 | 181 | 0.448 |
| 114 | LSU (SEC) | 13 | 10-3 | 78 | 174 | 0.448 |
| 114 | San Jose St. (Mountain West) | 13 | 7-6 | 78 | 174 | 0.448 |
| 116 | BYU (Big 12) | 12 | 5-7 | 78 | 173 | 0.451 |
| 117 | Hawaii (Mountain West) | 13 | 5-8 | 76 | 168 | 0.452 |
| 118 | Massachusetts (FBS Independent) | 12 | 3-9 | 59 | 130 | 0.454 |
| 119 | Western Mich. (MAC) | 12 | 4-8 | 72 | 158 | 0.456 |
| 120 | Minnesota (Big Ten) | 13 | 6-7 | 80 | 174 | 0.460 |
| 121 | North Texas (AAC) | 12 | 5-7 | 78 | 169 | 0.462 |
| 122 | Colorado (Pac-12) | 12 | 4-8 | 77 | 165 | 0.467 |
| 123 | Texas St. (Sun Belt) | 13 | 8-5 | 88 | 188 | 0.468 |
| 124 | Vanderbilt (SEC) | 12 | 2-10 | 77 | 164 | 0.470 |
| 125 | Temple (AAC) | 12 | 3-9 | 78 | 166 | 0.470 |
| 126 | Kent St. (MAC) | 12 | 1-11 | 75 | 158 | 0.475 |
| 127 | Houston (Big 12) | 12 | 4-8 | 78 | 161 | 0.484 |
| 128 | UAB (AAC) | 12 | 4-8 | 78 | 158 | 0.494 |
| 129 | ULM (Sun Belt) | 12 | 2-10 | 89 | 175 | 0.509 |
| 130 | Stanford (Pac-12) | 12 | 3-9 | 79 | 154 | 0.513 |
| Reclassifying | ||||||
| - | Jacksonville St. (CUSA) | 13 | 9-4 | 67 | 205 | 0.327 |
| - | James Madison (Sun Belt) | 13 | 11-2 | 74 | 204 | 0.363 |
| - | Sam Houston (CUSA) | 12 | 3-9 | 62 | 167 | 0.371 |

