2012 National Leaders Opponent 3rd Down Conversions - Games Lost Only through 01/07/2013
| Name | G | Attempts | Conversions | Conversion % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Texas A&M | 2 | 28 | 5 | 17.86 |
| 2 | Virginia | 8 | 118 | 35 | 29.66 |
| 3 | Michigan State | 6 | 90 | 27 | 30.00 |
| 4 | San Jose State | 2 | 26 | 8 | 30.77 |
| 5 | Michigan | 5 | 54 | 17 | 31.48 |
| 6 | Virginia Tech | 6 | 90 | 29 | 32.22 |
| 7 | Stanford | 2 | 34 | 11 | 32.35 |
| 8 | BYU | 5 | 72 | 24 | 33.33 |
| 9 | Oregon State | 4 | 56 | 19 | 33.93 |
| 10 | North Carolina State | 6 | 103 | 35 | 33.98 |
| 11 | Utah State | 2 | 35 | 12 | 34.29 |
| 11 | Bowling Green | 5 | 70 | 24 | 34.29 |
| 13 | Rutgers | 4 | 67 | 23 | 34.33 |
| 14 | Northern Illinois | 2 | 32 | 11 | 34.38 |
| 15 | Illinois | 10 | 118 | 41 | 34.75 |
| 16 | Oregon | 1 | 17 | 6 | 35.29 |
| 17 | TCU | 6 | 89 | 32 | 35.96 |
| 18 | Vanderbilt | 4 | 52 | 19 | 36.54 |
| 19 | Connecticut | 7 | 109 | 40 | 36.70 |
| 20 | South Alabama | 11 | 147 | 54 | 36.73 |
| 21 | Ohio | 4 | 51 | 19 | 37.25 |
| 22 | Georgia | 2 | 24 | 9 | 37.50 |
| 22 | Buffalo | 8 | 120 | 45 | 37.50 |
| 24 | Tennessee | 7 | 101 | 38 | 37.62 |
| 25 | Wisconsin | 6 | 90 | 34 | 37.78 |
| 26 | Florida State | 2 | 34 | 13 | 38.24 |
| 27 | Tulsa | 3 | 47 | 18 | 38.30 |
| 28 | Akron | 11 | 154 | 59 | 38.31 |
| 29 | Troy | 7 | 98 | 38 | 38.78 |
| 30 | Fresno State | 4 | 67 | 26 | 38.81 |
| 31 | LSU | 3 | 41 | 16 | 39.02 |
| 32 | Arizona State | 5 | 84 | 33 | 39.29 |
| 33 | Missouri | 7 | 97 | 39 | 40.21 |
| 34 | Cincinnati | 3 | 47 | 19 | 40.43 |
| 35 | Florida Atlantic | 9 | 118 | 48 | 40.68 |
| 36 | Syracuse | 5 | 71 | 29 | 40.85 |
| 37 | Utah | 7 | 95 | 39 | 41.05 |
| 38 | Arkansas | 8 | 116 | 48 | 41.38 |
| 39 | Kansas | 11 | 140 | 58 | 41.43 |
| 40 | Maryland | 8 | 111 | 46 | 41.44 |
| 41 | Florida | 2 | 24 | 10 | 41.67 |
| 41 | USC | 6 | 84 | 35 | 41.67 |
| 43 | UCLA | 5 | 69 | 29 | 42.03 |
| 44 | Western Michigan | 8 | 120 | 52 | 43.33 |
| 45 | Northwestern | 3 | 46 | 20 | 43.48 |
| 46 | UCF | 4 | 62 | 27 | 43.55 |
| 47 | Colorado | 11 | 132 | 58 | 43.94 |
| 48 | New Mexico State | 11 | 147 | 65 | 44.22 |
| 49 | Rice | 6 | 79 | 35 | 44.30 |
| 50 | Kent State | 3 | 45 | 20 | 44.44 |
| 50 | Indiana | 8 | 117 | 52 | 44.44 |
| 52 | Washington | 6 | 83 | 37 | 44.58 |
| 53 | Idaho | 11 | 148 | 66 | 44.59 |
| 54 | UTEP | 9 | 132 | 59 | 44.70 |
| 55 | SMU | 6 | 87 | 39 | 44.83 |
| 56 | Florida International | 9 | 129 | 58 | 44.96 |
| 57 | Purdue | 7 | 102 | 46 | 45.10 |
| 58 | UNLV | 11 | 164 | 74 | 45.12 |
| 59 | Auburn | 9 | 123 | 56 | 45.53 |
| 60 | Texas | 4 | 57 | 26 | 45.61 |
| 61 | California | 9 | 129 | 59 | 45.74 |
| 62 | Memphis | 8 | 107 | 49 | 45.79 |
| 63 | South Florida | 9 | 131 | 60 | 45.80 |
| 64 | Western Kentucky | 6 | 78 | 36 | 46.15 |
| 65 | West Virginia | 6 | 80 | 37 | 46.25 |
| 66 | Hawai'i | 9 | 135 | 63 | 46.67 |
| 67 | Minnesota | 7 | 92 | 43 | 46.74 |
| 67 | Temple | 7 | 92 | 43 | 46.74 |
| 69 | Wake Forest | 7 | 111 | 52 | 46.85 |
| 70 | Louisiana-Monroe | 5 | 64 | 30 | 46.88 |
| 71 | Washington State | 9 | 132 | 62 | 46.97 |
| 72 | Houston | 7 | 121 | 57 | 47.11 |
| 73 | Central Michigan | 6 | 93 | 44 | 47.31 |
| 74 | Oklahoma | 3 | 40 | 19 | 47.50 |
| 75 | Massachusetts | 11 | 141 | 67 | 47.52 |
| 75 | Tulane | 10 | 141 | 67 | 47.52 |
| 77 | Iowa State | 7 | 109 | 52 | 47.71 |
| 78 | Iowa | 8 | 117 | 56 | 47.86 |
| 79 | Toledo | 4 | 50 | 24 | 48.00 |
| 80 | Arizona | 5 | 81 | 39 | 48.15 |
| 81 | Eastern Michigan | 10 | 143 | 69 | 48.25 |
| 82 | UTSA | 4 | 58 | 28 | 48.28 |
| 83 | North Texas | 8 | 102 | 50 | 49.02 |
| 84 | North Carolina | 4 | 57 | 28 | 49.12 |
| 85 | Louisiana-Lafayette | 4 | 65 | 32 | 49.23 |
| 86 | Oklahoma State | 5 | 83 | 41 | 49.40 |
| 87 | Air Force | 7 | 107 | 53 | 49.53 |
| 88 | Southern Mississippi | 12 | 161 | 80 | 49.69 |
| 89 | Louisville | 2 | 34 | 17 | 50.00 |
| 89 | Boise State | 2 | 34 | 17 | 50.00 |
| 89 | Miami (Ohio) | 8 | 104 | 52 | 50.00 |
| 89 | UAB | 9 | 118 | 59 | 50.00 |
| 89 | Army | 10 | 120 | 60 | 50.00 |
| 94 | Pittsburgh | 7 | 109 | 55 | 50.46 |
| 95 | Marshall | 7 | 99 | 50 | 50.51 |
| 96 | Mississippi | 6 | 93 | 47 | 50.54 |
| 97 | Mississippi State | 5 | 75 | 38 | 50.67 |
| 98 | Miami (Florida) | 5 | 61 | 31 | 50.82 |
| 99 | Duke | 7 | 88 | 45 | 51.14 |
| 100 | South Carolina | 2 | 35 | 18 | 51.43 |
| 101 | Texas Tech | 5 | 66 | 34 | 51.52 |
| 102 | Kansas State | 2 | 29 | 15 | 51.72 |
| 103 | Nevada | 6 | 83 | 43 | 51.81 |
| 104 | San Diego State | 4 | 54 | 28 | 51.85 |
| 105 | East Carolina | 5 | 64 | 34 | 53.13 |
| 106 | Texas State | 8 | 103 | 55 | 53.40 |
| 107 | Ball State | 4 | 56 | 30 | 53.57 |
| 108 | Georgia Tech | 7 | 93 | 50 | 53.76 |
| 109 | Wyoming | 8 | 126 | 68 | 53.97 |
| 110 | New Mexico | 9 | 109 | 59 | 54.13 |
| 111 | Nebraska | 4 | 57 | 31 | 54.39 |
| 112 | Boston College | 10 | 177 | 98 | 55.37 |
| 113 | Kentucky | 10 | 144 | 80 | 55.56 |
| 114 | Penn State | 4 | 70 | 39 | 55.71 |
| 115 | Arkansas State | 3 | 43 | 24 | 55.81 |
| 116 | Clemson | 2 | 34 | 19 | 55.88 |
| 117 | Colorado State | 8 | 124 | 70 | 56.45 |
| 118 | Louisiana Tech | 3 | 50 | 29 | 58.00 |
| 119 | Navy | 5 | 53 | 32 | 60.38 |
| 120 | Alabama | 1 | 18 | 11 | 61.11 |
| 121 | Middle Tennessee | 4 | 57 | 35 | 61.40 |
| 122 | Notre Dame | 1 | 13 | 8 | 61.54 |
| 123 | Baylor | 5 | 84 | 57 | 67.86 |