COLLEGE FOOTBALL STATISTICS
FBS: 3rd Down Conversion Pct Defense
| Rank | Team | G | W-L | Opp 3rd Conv | Opp 3rd Att | Pct |
| 1 | Marshall (Sun Belt) | 13 | 9-4 | 44 | 187 | 0.235 |
| 2 | Georgia (SEC) | 15 | 15-0 | 53 | 199 | 0.266 |
| 3 | Oklahoma St. (Big 12) | 13 | 7-6 | 54 | 199 | 0.271 |
| 4 | Air Force (Mountain West) | 13 | 10-3 | 39 | 140 | 0.279 |
| 5 | Minnesota (Big Ten) | 13 | 9-4 | 46 | 165 | 0.279 |
| 6 | Iowa St. (Big 12) | 12 | 4-8 | 45 | 156 | 0.288 |
| 7 | Ohio St. (Big Ten) | 13 | 11-2 | 56 | 187 | 0.299 |
| 8 | Illinois (Big Ten) | 13 | 8-5 | 55 | 183 | 0.301 |
| 9 | Alabama (SEC) | 13 | 11-2 | 60 | 197 | 0.305 |
| 10 | Iowa (Big Ten) | 13 | 8-5 | 64 | 209 | 0.306 |
| 11 | Massachusetts (FBS Independent) | 12 | 1-11 | 43 | 139 | 0.309 |
| 12 | South Alabama (Sun Belt) | 13 | 10-3 | 55 | 176 | 0.312 |
| 13 | Boise St. (Mountain West) | 14 | 10-4 | 63 | 200 | 0.315 |
| 14 | Utah (Pac-12) | 14 | 10-4 | 52 | 165 | 0.315 |
| 15 | Western Mich. (MAC) | 12 | 5-7 | 50 | 158 | 0.316 |
| 16 | Pittsburgh (ACC) | 13 | 9-4 | 58 | 180 | 0.322 |
| 16 | Wisconsin (Big Ten) | 13 | 7-6 | 58 | 180 | 0.322 |
| 18 | NC State (ACC) | 13 | 8-5 | 63 | 192 | 0.328 |
| 19 | Central Mich. (MAC) | 12 | 4-8 | 60 | 182 | 0.330 |
| 20 | Louisville (ACC) | 13 | 8-5 | 57 | 172 | 0.331 |
| 21 | Penn St. (Big Ten) | 13 | 11-2 | 67 | 202 | 0.332 |
| 22 | Kentucky (SEC) | 13 | 7-6 | 57 | 171 | 0.333 |
| 23 | Toledo (MAC) | 14 | 9-5 | 74 | 221 | 0.335 |
| 24 | Mississippi St. (SEC) | 13 | 9-4 | 61 | 182 | 0.335 |
| 25 | Michigan (Big Ten) | 14 | 13-1 | 67 | 198 | 0.338 |
| 26 | Kansas St. (Big 12) | 14 | 10-4 | 66 | 194 | 0.340 |
| 27 | Rutgers (Big Ten) | 12 | 4-8 | 58 | 170 | 0.341 |
| 28 | New Mexico (Mountain West) | 12 | 2-10 | 57 | 167 | 0.341 |
| 29 | Virginia Tech (ACC) | 11 | 3-8 | 56 | 164 | 0.341 |
| 30 | Stanford (Pac-12) | 12 | 3-9 | 53 | 155 | 0.342 |
| 31 | Tennessee (SEC) | 13 | 11-2 | 65 | 190 | 0.342 |
| 32 | Liberty (FBS Independent) | 13 | 8-5 | 66 | 192 | 0.344 |
| 33 | Missouri (SEC) | 13 | 6-7 | 64 | 186 | 0.344 |
| 34 | UTEP (C-USA) | 12 | 5-7 | 49 | 141 | 0.348 |
| 35 | Purdue (Big Ten) | 14 | 8-6 | 66 | 189 | 0.349 |
| 36 | Florida St. (ACC) | 13 | 10-3 | 63 | 180 | 0.350 |
| 37 | San Diego St. (Mountain West) | 13 | 7-6 | 64 | 182 | 0.352 |
| 38 | Akron (MAC) | 12 | 2-10 | 57 | 162 | 0.352 |
| 39 | Clemson (ACC) | 14 | 11-3 | 69 | 196 | 0.352 |
| 40 | Texas St. (Sun Belt) | 12 | 4-8 | 62 | 175 | 0.354 |
| 41 | Buffalo (MAC) | 13 | 7-6 | 62 | 174 | 0.356 |
| 41 | Texas A&M (SEC) | 12 | 5-7 | 62 | 174 | 0.356 |
| 43 | Western Ky. (C-USA) | 14 | 9-5 | 75 | 210 | 0.357 |
| 43 | Navy (AAC) | 12 | 4-8 | 55 | 154 | 0.357 |
| 45 | Fresno St. (Mountain West) | 14 | 10-4 | 73 | 202 | 0.361 |
| 46 | Temple (AAC) | 12 | 3-9 | 63 | 174 | 0.362 |
| 47 | Notre Dame (FBS Independent) | 13 | 9-4 | 61 | 168 | 0.363 |
| 48 | Southern Miss. (Sun Belt) | 13 | 7-6 | 72 | 198 | 0.364 |
| 49 | Arkansas St. (Sun Belt) | 12 | 3-9 | 63 | 173 | 0.364 |
| 50 | TCU (Big 12) | 15 | 13-2 | 80 | 219 | 0.365 |
| 51 | Fla. Atlantic (C-USA) | 12 | 5-7 | 57 | 156 | 0.365 |
| 52 | Tulsa (AAC) | 12 | 5-7 | 66 | 180 | 0.367 |
| 53 | Virginia (ACC) | 10 | 3-7 | 57 | 154 | 0.370 |
| 54 | Boston College (ACC) | 12 | 3-9 | 60 | 162 | 0.370 |
| 55 | UNLV (Mountain West) | 12 | 5-7 | 60 | 161 | 0.373 |
| 56 | New Mexico St. (FBS Independent) | 13 | 7-6 | 66 | 177 | 0.373 |
| 57 | Tulane (AAC) | 14 | 12-2 | 83 | 222 | 0.374 |
| 58 | Colorado St. (Mountain West) | 12 | 3-9 | 62 | 164 | 0.378 |
| 59 | UTSA (C-USA) | 14 | 11-3 | 79 | 208 | 0.380 |
| 60 | Washington St. (Pac-12) | 13 | 7-6 | 68 | 179 | 0.380 |
| 61 | SMU (AAC) | 13 | 7-6 | 72 | 189 | 0.381 |
| 62 | UCF (AAC) | 14 | 9-5 | 74 | 194 | 0.381 |
| 63 | Middle Tenn. (C-USA) | 13 | 8-5 | 75 | 196 | 0.383 |
| 64 | Wyoming (Mountain West) | 13 | 7-6 | 73 | 190 | 0.384 |
| 65 | Cincinnati (AAC) | 13 | 9-4 | 79 | 205 | 0.385 |
| 66 | Ole Miss (SEC) | 13 | 8-5 | 76 | 197 | 0.386 |
| 67 | Georgia Tech (ACC) | 12 | 5-7 | 66 | 171 | 0.386 |
| 68 | Texas Tech (Big 12) | 13 | 8-5 | 78 | 202 | 0.386 |
| 69 | Army West Point (FBS Independent) | 12 | 6-6 | 55 | 142 | 0.387 |
| 70 | Oregon St. (Pac-12) | 13 | 10-3 | 69 | 178 | 0.388 |
| 71 | Maryland (Big Ten) | 13 | 8-5 | 77 | 198 | 0.389 |
| 72 | LSU (SEC) | 14 | 10-4 | 78 | 200 | 0.390 |
| 73 | California (Pac-12) | 12 | 4-8 | 66 | 169 | 0.391 |
| 74 | Ohio (MAC) | 14 | 10-4 | 71 | 181 | 0.392 |
| 75 | San Jose St. (Mountain West) | 12 | 7-5 | 67 | 170 | 0.394 |
| 76 | Kent St. (MAC) | 12 | 5-7 | 71 | 180 | 0.394 |
| 76 | UCLA (Pac-12) | 13 | 9-4 | 71 | 180 | 0.394 |
| 78 | Louisiana (Sun Belt) | 13 | 6-7 | 75 | 190 | 0.395 |
| 79 | Hawaii (Mountain West) | 13 | 3-10 | 62 | 157 | 0.395 |
| 80 | Troy (Sun Belt) | 14 | 12-2 | 81 | 205 | 0.395 |
| 81 | Ball St. (MAC) | 12 | 5-7 | 80 | 202 | 0.396 |
| 82 | Vanderbilt (SEC) | 12 | 5-7 | 60 | 151 | 0.397 |
| 83 | Miami (OH) (MAC) | 13 | 6-7 | 75 | 187 | 0.401 |
| 84 | Syracuse (ACC) | 13 | 7-6 | 70 | 174 | 0.402 |
| 85 | UAB (C-USA) | 13 | 7-6 | 76 | 188 | 0.404 |
| 86 | West Virginia (Big 12) | 12 | 5-7 | 66 | 162 | 0.407 |
| 87 | Oklahoma (Big 12) | 13 | 6-7 | 85 | 208 | 0.409 |
| 88 | Texas (Big 12) | 13 | 8-5 | 88 | 214 | 0.411 |
| 89 | Old Dominion (Sun Belt) | 12 | 3-9 | 77 | 187 | 0.412 |
| 90 | Rice (C-USA) | 13 | 5-8 | 66 | 160 | 0.412 |
| 91 | Wake Forest (ACC) | 13 | 8-5 | 83 | 201 | 0.413 |
| 92 | Memphis (AAC) | 13 | 7-6 | 79 | 191 | 0.414 |
| 93 | Utah St. (Mountain West) | 13 | 6-7 | 77 | 186 | 0.414 |
| 94 | Georgia St. (Sun Belt) | 12 | 4-8 | 68 | 163 | 0.417 |
| 95 | North Carolina (ACC) | 14 | 9-5 | 79 | 189 | 0.418 |
| 96 | Northwestern (Big Ten) | 12 | 1-11 | 69 | 165 | 0.418 |
| 97 | Miami (FL) (ACC) | 12 | 5-7 | 68 | 162 | 0.420 |
| 98 | Coastal Carolina (Sun Belt) | 13 | 9-4 | 69 | 164 | 0.421 |
| 99 | App State (Sun Belt) | 12 | 6-6 | 71 | 168 | 0.423 |
| 100 | East Carolina (AAC) | 13 | 8-5 | 74 | 175 | 0.423 |
| 100 | Nevada (Mountain West) | 12 | 2-10 | 74 | 175 | 0.423 |
| 102 | Nebraska (Big Ten) | 12 | 4-8 | 75 | 177 | 0.424 |
| 103 | Indiana (Big Ten) | 12 | 4-8 | 78 | 184 | 0.424 |
| 104 | Auburn (SEC) | 12 | 5-7 | 76 | 179 | 0.425 |
| 105 | Eastern Mich. (MAC) | 13 | 9-4 | 75 | 176 | 0.426 |
| 106 | ULM (Sun Belt) | 12 | 4-8 | 73 | 171 | 0.427 |
| 107 | UConn (FBS Independent) | 13 | 6-7 | 74 | 173 | 0.428 |
| 108 | Ga. Southern (Sun Belt) | 13 | 6-7 | 80 | 186 | 0.430 |
| 109 | Duke (ACC) | 13 | 9-4 | 77 | 179 | 0.430 |
| 109 | Houston (AAC) | 13 | 8-5 | 77 | 179 | 0.430 |
| 111 | Louisiana Tech (C-USA) | 12 | 3-9 | 71 | 165 | 0.430 |
| 112 | Southern California (Pac-12) | 14 | 11-3 | 73 | 169 | 0.432 |
| 113 | South Carolina (SEC) | 13 | 8-5 | 79 | 182 | 0.434 |
| 114 | Michigan St. (Big Ten) | 12 | 5-7 | 77 | 177 | 0.435 |
| 115 | NIU (MAC) | 12 | 3-9 | 72 | 164 | 0.439 |
| 116 | Charlotte (C-USA) | 12 | 3-9 | 64 | 144 | 0.444 |
| 117 | Washington (Pac-12) | 13 | 11-2 | 81 | 182 | 0.445 |
| 118 | Arkansas (SEC) | 13 | 7-6 | 86 | 191 | 0.450 |
| 119 | Baylor (Big 12) | 13 | 6-7 | 81 | 177 | 0.458 |
| 120 | North Texas (C-USA) | 14 | 7-7 | 99 | 216 | 0.458 |
| 121 | BYU (FBS Independent) | 13 | 8-5 | 82 | 178 | 0.461 |
| 122 | Oregon (Pac-12) | 13 | 10-3 | 81 | 173 | 0.468 |
| 123 | Bowling Green (MAC) | 13 | 6-7 | 94 | 200 | 0.470 |
| 124 | Kansas (Big 12) | 13 | 6-7 | 92 | 194 | 0.474 |
| 125 | Arizona (Pac-12) | 12 | 5-7 | 64 | 134 | 0.478 |
| 126 | Arizona St. (Pac-12) | 12 | 3-9 | 82 | 166 | 0.494 |
| 127 | FIU (C-USA) | 12 | 4-8 | 90 | 182 | 0.495 |
| 128 | Florida (SEC) | 13 | 6-7 | 87 | 175 | 0.497 |
| 129 | South Fla. (AAC) | 12 | 1-11 | 73 | 145 | 0.503 |
| 130 | Colorado (Pac-12) | 12 | 1-11 | 76 | 143 | 0.531 |
| Reclassifying | ||||||
| - | James Madison (Sun Belt) | 11 | 8-3 | 44 | 155 | 0.284 |
