2009 National Leaders 3rd Down Conversions - All Games through 01/07/2010
| Name | G | Attempts | Conversions | Conversion % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BYU | 13 | 169 | 94 | 55.62 |
| 2 | Georgia Tech | 14 | 199 | 104 | 52.26 |
| 3 | Houston | 14 | 191 | 98 | 51.31 |
| 4 | Texas A&M | 13 | 207 | 104 | 50.24 |
| 5 | Central Michigan | 14 | 184 | 92 | 50.00 |
| 6 | Nevada | 13 | 159 | 79 | 49.69 |
| 7 | Florida | 14 | 177 | 87 | 49.15 |
| 8 | Penn State | 13 | 182 | 88 | 48.35 |
| 9 | Idaho | 13 | 159 | 76 | 47.80 |
| 10 | Wisconsin | 13 | 180 | 85 | 47.22 |
| 11 | Navy | 14 | 196 | 91 | 46.43 |
| 12 | UNLV | 12 | 166 | 77 | 46.39 |
| 13 | Florida State | 13 | 160 | 74 | 46.25 |
| 14 | Washington | 12 | 169 | 78 | 46.15 |
| 15 | Oregon State | 13 | 183 | 84 | 45.90 |
| 16 | Northwestern | 13 | 221 | 101 | 45.70 |
| 17 | Bowling Green | 13 | 204 | 93 | 45.59 |
| 18 | Texas | 14 | 210 | 95 | 45.24 |
| 19 | Hawai'i | 13 | 149 | 67 | 44.97 |
| 20 | Florida Atlantic | 12 | 165 | 74 | 44.85 |
| 21 | North Carolina State | 12 | 154 | 69 | 44.81 |
| 22 | Miami (Florida) | 13 | 177 | 79 | 44.63 |
| 23 | Stanford | 13 | 158 | 70 | 44.30 |
| 24 | Air Force | 13 | 226 | 100 | 44.25 |
| 24 | Fresno State | 13 | 174 | 77 | 44.25 |
| 26 | Wake Forest | 12 | 175 | 77 | 44.00 |
| 27 | Tulane | 12 | 167 | 73 | 43.71 |
| 28 | East Carolina | 14 | 209 | 91 | 43.54 |
| 29 | Troy | 13 | 184 | 80 | 43.48 |
| 30 | Kansas | 12 | 175 | 76 | 43.43 |
| 31 | Northern Illinois | 13 | 176 | 76 | 43.18 |
| 32 | Virginia Tech | 13 | 172 | 74 | 43.02 |
| 32 | Pittsburgh | 13 | 172 | 74 | 43.02 |
| 34 | Louisiana-Monroe | 12 | 170 | 73 | 42.94 |
| 35 | Marshall | 13 | 191 | 81 | 42.41 |
| 36 | Louisiana-Lafayette | 12 | 184 | 78 | 42.39 |
| 37 | Purdue | 12 | 177 | 75 | 42.37 |
| 38 | San Diego State | 12 | 168 | 71 | 42.26 |
| 39 | West Virginia | 13 | 173 | 73 | 42.20 |
| 40 | North Texas | 12 | 164 | 69 | 42.07 |
| 41 | Ohio State | 13 | 193 | 81 | 41.97 |
| 42 | Southern Mississippi | 13 | 174 | 73 | 41.95 |
| 43 | Louisiana Tech | 12 | 167 | 70 | 41.92 |
| 44 | South Florida | 13 | 172 | 72 | 41.86 |
| 45 | Cincinnati | 13 | 144 | 60 | 41.67 |
| 46 | Texas Tech | 13 | 173 | 72 | 41.62 |
| 47 | Western Michigan | 12 | 178 | 74 | 41.57 |
| 47 | Buffalo | 12 | 166 | 69 | 41.57 |
| 49 | Mississippi | 13 | 176 | 73 | 41.48 |
| 50 | Arizona | 13 | 186 | 77 | 41.40 |
| 51 | Iowa State | 13 | 191 | 79 | 41.36 |
| 52 | Toledo | 12 | 175 | 72 | 41.14 |
| 52 | UTEP | 12 | 158 | 65 | 41.14 |
| 54 | Notre Dame | 12 | 156 | 64 | 41.03 |
| 55 | Connecticut | 13 | 194 | 79 | 40.72 |
| 56 | TCU | 13 | 158 | 64 | 40.51 |
| 57 | Auburn | 13 | 177 | 71 | 40.11 |
| 58 | Oklahoma | 13 | 202 | 81 | 40.10 |
| 59 | Tennessee | 13 | 176 | 70 | 39.77 |
| 60 | Michigan | 12 | 166 | 66 | 39.76 |
| 61 | Georgia | 13 | 167 | 66 | 39.52 |
| 62 | Alabama | 14 | 194 | 76 | 39.18 |
| 63 | Illinois | 12 | 174 | 68 | 39.08 |
| 63 | Indiana | 12 | 174 | 68 | 39.08 |
| 65 | Kentucky | 13 | 193 | 75 | 38.86 |
| 65 | Tulsa | 12 | 175 | 68 | 38.86 |
| 67 | Clemson | 14 | 191 | 74 | 38.74 |
| 68 | Miami (Ohio) | 12 | 184 | 71 | 38.59 |
| 69 | Nebraska | 14 | 201 | 77 | 38.31 |
| 70 | Iowa | 13 | 183 | 70 | 38.25 |
| 71 | LSU | 13 | 160 | 61 | 38.13 |
| 72 | Utah | 13 | 187 | 71 | 37.97 |
| 73 | Boise State | 14 | 174 | 66 | 37.93 |
| 74 | Eastern Michigan | 12 | 172 | 65 | 37.79 |
| 75 | UCF | 13 | 178 | 67 | 37.64 |
| 76 | Duke | 12 | 182 | 68 | 37.36 |
| 77 | South Carolina | 13 | 188 | 70 | 37.23 |
| 78 | North Carolina | 13 | 186 | 69 | 37.10 |
| 79 | UAB | 12 | 141 | 52 | 36.88 |
| 80 | Oklahoma State | 13 | 179 | 66 | 36.87 |
| 81 | Louisville | 12 | 171 | 63 | 36.84 |
| 82 | Missouri | 13 | 185 | 68 | 36.76 |
| 83 | Maryland | 12 | 186 | 68 | 36.56 |
| 84 | Michigan State | 13 | 170 | 62 | 36.47 |
| 85 | Temple | 13 | 171 | 62 | 36.26 |
| 86 | California | 13 | 177 | 64 | 36.16 |
| 87 | Utah State | 12 | 181 | 65 | 35.91 |
| 88 | Colorado | 12 | 190 | 68 | 35.79 |
| 89 | USC | 13 | 157 | 56 | 35.67 |
| 90 | Vanderbilt | 12 | 192 | 68 | 35.42 |
| 91 | Middle Tennessee | 13 | 209 | 74 | 35.41 |
| 92 | Baylor | 12 | 167 | 59 | 35.33 |
| 92 | Memphis | 12 | 167 | 59 | 35.33 |
| 92 | Colorado State | 12 | 150 | 53 | 35.33 |
| 95 | Oregon | 13 | 168 | 59 | 35.12 |
| 96 | Wyoming | 13 | 206 | 72 | 34.95 |
| 97 | Florida International | 12 | 192 | 67 | 34.90 |
| 98 | Virginia | 12 | 178 | 61 | 34.27 |
| 99 | Rutgers | 13 | 184 | 63 | 34.24 |
| 100 | Kansas State | 12 | 164 | 56 | 34.15 |
| 101 | Minnesota | 13 | 179 | 61 | 34.08 |
| 102 | UCLA | 13 | 185 | 63 | 34.05 |
| 103 | Ball State | 12 | 165 | 56 | 33.94 |
| 104 | Mississippi State | 12 | 160 | 54 | 33.75 |
| 105 | Arkansas | 13 | 162 | 54 | 33.33 |
| 105 | Arkansas State | 12 | 144 | 48 | 33.33 |
| 107 | San Jose State | 12 | 166 | 55 | 33.13 |
| 108 | Ohio | 14 | 193 | 62 | 32.12 |
| 109 | Akron | 12 | 150 | 48 | 32.00 |
| 110 | Syracuse | 12 | 148 | 47 | 31.76 |
| 111 | Western Kentucky | 12 | 147 | 46 | 31.29 |
| 112 | SMU | 13 | 161 | 50 | 31.06 |
| 113 | Rice | 12 | 182 | 56 | 30.77 |
| 113 | Arizona State | 12 | 169 | 52 | 30.77 |
| 115 | New Mexico State | 13 | 181 | 55 | 30.39 |
| 116 | Boston College | 13 | 172 | 52 | 30.23 |
| 117 | New Mexico | 12 | 186 | 56 | 30.11 |
| 118 | Kent State | 12 | 166 | 48 | 28.92 |
| 119 | Army | 12 | 173 | 50 | 28.90 |
| 120 | Washington State | 12 | 168 | 40 | 23.81 |