COLLEGE FOOTBALL STATISTICS
FBS: 3rd Down Conversion Pct Defense
| Rank | Team | G | W-L | Opp 3rd Conv | Opp 3rd Att | Pct |
| 1 | Wyoming (Mountain West) | 12 | 3-9 | 37 | 143 | 0.259 |
| 2 | NIU (MAC) | 13 | 8-5 | 44 | 165 | 0.267 |
| 3 | Utah (Big 12) | 12 | 5-7 | 48 | 175 | 0.274 |
| 4 | UConn (FBS Independent) | 13 | 9-4 | 58 | 195 | 0.297 |
| 5 | Missouri (SEC) | 13 | 10-3 | 48 | 159 | 0.302 |
| 6 | Tennessee (SEC) | 13 | 10-3 | 53 | 175 | 0.303 |
| 7 | UTSA (The American) | 13 | 7-6 | 57 | 183 | 0.311 |
| 8 | Texas (SEC) | 16 | 13-3 | 71 | 226 | 0.314 |
| 9 | Marshall (Sun Belt) | 13 | 10-3 | 59 | 187 | 0.316 |
| 10 | Ole Miss (SEC) | 13 | 10-3 | 65 | 204 | 0.319 |
| 11 | FIU (CUSA) | 12 | 4-8 | 55 | 171 | 0.322 |
| 12 | Notre Dame (FBS Independent) | 16 | 14-2 | 70 | 217 | 0.323 |
| 12 | James Madison (Sun Belt) | 13 | 9-4 | 60 | 186 | 0.323 |
| 14 | UNLV (Mountain West) | 14 | 11-3 | 65 | 201 | 0.323 |
| 15 | Indiana (Big Ten) | 13 | 11-2 | 55 | 168 | 0.327 |
| 16 | Alabama (SEC) | 13 | 9-4 | 62 | 189 | 0.328 |
| 17 | Georgia (SEC) | 14 | 11-3 | 64 | 195 | 0.328 |
| 18 | Tulane (The American) | 14 | 9-5 | 58 | 176 | 0.330 |
| 19 | SMU (ACC) | 14 | 11-3 | 68 | 206 | 0.330 |
| 20 | California (ACC) | 13 | 6-7 | 62 | 186 | 0.333 |
| 21 | Southern California (Big Ten) | 13 | 7-6 | 56 | 167 | 0.335 |
| 22 | Georgia Tech (ACC) | 13 | 7-6 | 54 | 161 | 0.335 |
| 23 | Oregon (Big Ten) | 14 | 13-1 | 61 | 181 | 0.337 |
| 24 | Louisiana Tech (CUSA) | 13 | 5-8 | 60 | 178 | 0.337 |
| 25 | Central Mich. (MAC) | 12 | 4-8 | 54 | 160 | 0.338 |
| 26 | Duke (ACC) | 13 | 9-4 | 68 | 201 | 0.338 |
| 27 | Bowling Green (MAC) | 13 | 7-6 | 60 | 177 | 0.339 |
| 28 | Pittsburgh (ACC) | 13 | 7-6 | 67 | 197 | 0.340 |
| 29 | South Fla. (The American) | 13 | 7-6 | 67 | 194 | 0.345 |
| 30 | Ohio St. (Big Ten) | 16 | 14-2 | 80 | 228 | 0.351 |
| 31 | Nebraska (Big Ten) | 13 | 7-6 | 56 | 159 | 0.352 |
| 32 | Fresno St. (Mountain West) | 13 | 6-7 | 67 | 190 | 0.353 |
| 33 | Texas A&M (SEC) | 13 | 8-5 | 64 | 181 | 0.354 |
| 34 | South Carolina (SEC) | 13 | 9-4 | 63 | 177 | 0.356 |
| 35 | Baylor (Big 12) | 13 | 8-5 | 64 | 179 | 0.358 |
| 36 | Louisville (ACC) | 13 | 9-4 | 67 | 187 | 0.358 |
| 37 | Arkansas (SEC) | 13 | 7-6 | 65 | 181 | 0.359 |
| 38 | North Carolina (ACC) | 13 | 6-7 | 63 | 174 | 0.362 |
| 39 | Oklahoma (SEC) | 13 | 6-7 | 71 | 196 | 0.362 |
| 40 | Eastern Mich. (MAC) | 12 | 5-7 | 54 | 149 | 0.362 |
| 41 | Boston College (ACC) | 13 | 7-6 | 64 | 176 | 0.364 |
| 42 | Clemson (ACC) | 14 | 10-4 | 71 | 195 | 0.364 |
| 43 | Iowa (Big Ten) | 13 | 8-5 | 63 | 173 | 0.364 |
| 44 | Miami (FL) (ACC) | 13 | 10-3 | 60 | 164 | 0.366 |
| 44 | Temple (The American) | 12 | 3-9 | 60 | 164 | 0.366 |
| 46 | Troy (Sun Belt) | 12 | 4-8 | 52 | 142 | 0.366 |
| 47 | Houston (Big 12) | 12 | 4-8 | 58 | 158 | 0.367 |
| 48 | Liberty (CUSA) | 12 | 8-4 | 60 | 163 | 0.368 |
| 49 | Texas St. (Sun Belt) | 13 | 8-5 | 68 | 184 | 0.370 |
| 50 | Fla. Atlantic (The American) | 12 | 3-9 | 60 | 162 | 0.370 |
| 51 | Buffalo (MAC) | 13 | 9-4 | 72 | 194 | 0.371 |
| 52 | Air Force (Mountain West) | 12 | 5-7 | 52 | 140 | 0.371 |
| 53 | Penn St. (Big Ten) | 16 | 13-3 | 81 | 218 | 0.372 |
| 54 | Ohio (MAC) | 14 | 11-3 | 73 | 195 | 0.374 |
| 55 | NC State (ACC) | 13 | 6-7 | 65 | 172 | 0.378 |
| 56 | Kansas St. (Big 12) | 13 | 9-4 | 68 | 179 | 0.380 |
| 57 | Texas Tech (Big 12) | 13 | 8-5 | 65 | 171 | 0.380 |
| 58 | Rice (The American) | 12 | 4-8 | 67 | 176 | 0.381 |
| 59 | Sam Houston (CUSA) | 13 | 10-3 | 72 | 189 | 0.381 |
| 60 | Syracuse (ACC) | 13 | 10-3 | 58 | 152 | 0.382 |
| 61 | Boise St. (Mountain West) | 14 | 12-2 | 79 | 207 | 0.382 |
| 62 | Toledo (MAC) | 13 | 8-5 | 78 | 204 | 0.382 |
| 63 | Memphis (The American) | 13 | 11-2 | 68 | 177 | 0.384 |
| 64 | Virginia (ACC) | 12 | 5-7 | 64 | 166 | 0.386 |
| 65 | Washington St. (FBS Independent) | 13 | 8-5 | 66 | 171 | 0.386 |
| 66 | Akron (MAC) | 12 | 4-8 | 63 | 163 | 0.387 |
| 67 | South Alabama (Sun Belt) | 13 | 7-6 | 71 | 183 | 0.388 |
| 68 | Minnesota (Big Ten) | 13 | 8-5 | 67 | 172 | 0.390 |
| 69 | Cincinnati (Big 12) | 12 | 5-7 | 62 | 159 | 0.390 |
| 70 | Colorado (Big 12) | 13 | 9-4 | 74 | 189 | 0.392 |
| 71 | Wisconsin (Big Ten) | 12 | 5-7 | 62 | 158 | 0.392 |
| 72 | Colorado St. (Mountain West) | 13 | 8-5 | 72 | 183 | 0.393 |
| 73 | Virginia Tech (ACC) | 13 | 6-7 | 74 | 188 | 0.394 |
| 74 | East Carolina (The American) | 13 | 8-5 | 80 | 203 | 0.394 |
| 75 | Auburn (SEC) | 12 | 5-7 | 73 | 184 | 0.397 |
| 75 | Florida (SEC) | 13 | 8-5 | 73 | 184 | 0.397 |
| 75 | Iowa St. (Big 12) | 14 | 11-3 | 73 | 184 | 0.397 |
| 78 | UTEP (CUSA) | 12 | 3-9 | 74 | 185 | 0.400 |
| 79 | Maryland (Big Ten) | 12 | 4-8 | 67 | 167 | 0.401 |
| 80 | Kentucky (SEC) | 12 | 4-8 | 57 | 142 | 0.401 |
| 81 | North Texas (The American) | 13 | 6-7 | 79 | 196 | 0.403 |
| 82 | Hawaii (Mountain West) | 12 | 5-7 | 67 | 166 | 0.404 |
| 83 | Northwestern (Big Ten) | 12 | 4-8 | 63 | 156 | 0.404 |
| 84 | LSU (SEC) | 13 | 9-4 | 66 | 161 | 0.410 |
| 85 | BYU (Big 12) | 13 | 11-2 | 72 | 175 | 0.411 |
| 86 | Army West Point (The American) | 14 | 12-2 | 67 | 162 | 0.414 |
| 87 | Michigan (Big Ten) | 13 | 8-5 | 77 | 186 | 0.414 |
| 88 | UAB (The American) | 12 | 3-9 | 65 | 157 | 0.414 |
| 89 | Arizona (Big 12) | 12 | 4-8 | 63 | 152 | 0.414 |
| 90 | Navy (The American) | 13 | 10-3 | 79 | 189 | 0.418 |
| 91 | Charlotte (The American) | 12 | 5-7 | 64 | 153 | 0.418 |
| 92 | Jacksonville St. (CUSA) | 14 | 9-5 | 82 | 195 | 0.421 |
| 93 | Southern Miss. (Sun Belt) | 12 | 1-11 | 66 | 156 | 0.423 |
| 94 | Miami (OH) (MAC) | 14 | 9-5 | 84 | 198 | 0.424 |
| 95 | Western Mich. (MAC) | 13 | 6-7 | 70 | 164 | 0.427 |
| 96 | UCF (Big 12) | 12 | 4-8 | 74 | 173 | 0.428 |
| 97 | Arizona St. (Big 12) | 14 | 11-3 | 80 | 186 | 0.430 |
| 98 | Rutgers (Big Ten) | 13 | 7-6 | 75 | 174 | 0.431 |
| 99 | Tulsa (The American) | 12 | 3-9 | 69 | 160 | 0.431 |
| 100 | Wake Forest (ACC) | 12 | 4-8 | 67 | 155 | 0.432 |
| 101 | Old Dominion (Sun Belt) | 12 | 5-7 | 79 | 182 | 0.434 |
| 102 | ULM (Sun Belt) | 12 | 5-7 | 67 | 154 | 0.435 |
| 103 | TCU (Big 12) | 13 | 9-4 | 87 | 199 | 0.437 |
| 104 | Coastal Carolina (Sun Belt) | 13 | 6-7 | 81 | 185 | 0.438 |
| 105 | Utah St. (Mountain West) | 12 | 4-8 | 74 | 169 | 0.438 |
| 106 | Washington (Big Ten) | 13 | 6-7 | 78 | 178 | 0.438 |
| 107 | Kansas (Big 12) | 12 | 5-7 | 67 | 152 | 0.441 |
| 108 | Western Ky. (CUSA) | 14 | 8-6 | 84 | 190 | 0.442 |
| 109 | Michigan St. (Big Ten) | 12 | 5-7 | 70 | 158 | 0.443 |
| 110 | Florida St. (ACC) | 12 | 2-10 | 76 | 171 | 0.444 |
| 111 | New Mexico St. (CUSA) | 12 | 3-9 | 79 | 177 | 0.446 |
| 112 | Louisiana (Sun Belt) | 14 | 10-4 | 80 | 179 | 0.447 |
| 113 | Illinois (Big Ten) | 13 | 10-3 | 80 | 178 | 0.449 |
| 114 | Oregon St. (FBS Independent) | 12 | 5-7 | 59 | 131 | 0.450 |
| 115 | Georgia St. (Sun Belt) | 12 | 3-9 | 69 | 153 | 0.451 |
| 116 | App State (Sun Belt) | 11 | 5-6 | 57 | 125 | 0.456 |
| 117 | Massachusetts (FBS Independent) | 12 | 2-10 | 63 | 138 | 0.457 |
| 118 | Stanford (ACC) | 12 | 3-9 | 67 | 146 | 0.459 |
| 119 | Oklahoma St. (Big 12) | 12 | 3-9 | 79 | 172 | 0.459 |
| 120 | San Jose St. (Mountain West) | 13 | 7-6 | 97 | 210 | 0.462 |
| 121 | Ga. Southern (Sun Belt) | 13 | 8-5 | 81 | 173 | 0.468 |
| 122 | Mississippi St. (SEC) | 12 | 2-10 | 78 | 165 | 0.473 |
| 123 | San Diego St. (Mountain West) | 12 | 3-9 | 80 | 169 | 0.473 |
| 124 | Arkansas St. (Sun Belt) | 13 | 8-5 | 77 | 162 | 0.475 |
| 124 | Vanderbilt (SEC) | 13 | 7-6 | 77 | 162 | 0.475 |
| 126 | Kent St. (MAC) | 12 | 0-12 | 78 | 163 | 0.479 |
| 127 | Purdue (Big Ten) | 12 | 1-11 | 71 | 147 | 0.483 |
| 128 | Middle Tenn. (CUSA) | 12 | 3-9 | 72 | 149 | 0.483 |
| 129 | UCLA (Big Ten) | 12 | 5-7 | 75 | 155 | 0.484 |
| 130 | Ball St. (MAC) | 12 | 3-9 | 72 | 148 | 0.486 |
| 131 | West Virginia (Big 12) | 13 | 6-7 | 77 | 156 | 0.494 |
| 132 | New Mexico (Mountain West) | 12 | 5-7 | 82 | 164 | 0.500 |
| 133 | Nevada (Mountain West) | 13 | 3-10 | 87 | 165 | 0.527 |