2012 National Leaders Opponent 3rd Down Conversions - Games vs. Ranked Teams Only (AP Poll) through 01/07/2013
| Name | G | Attempts | Conversions | Conversion % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Northern Illinois | 1 | 14 | 3 | 21.43 |
| 1 | Louisville | 1 | 10 | 3 | 30.00 |
| 3 | Utah | 2 | 24 | 4 | 16.67 |
| 3 | Hawai'i | 1 | 16 | 4 | 25.00 |
| 3 | Louisiana-Lafayette | 1 | 14 | 4 | 28.57 |
| 3 | Temple | 1 | 11 | 4 | 36.36 |
| 3 | Western Kentucky | 1 | 10 | 4 | 40.00 |
| 8 | UTEP | 1 | 16 | 5 | 31.25 |
| 8 | Air Force | 1 | 11 | 5 | 45.45 |
| 10 | Akron | 1 | 17 | 6 | 35.29 |
| 10 | Eastern Michigan | 1 | 14 | 6 | 42.86 |
| 10 | UCF | 1 | 12 | 6 | 50.00 |
| 10 | North Carolina | 1 | 12 | 6 | 50.00 |
| 14 | Connecticut | 1 | 21 | 7 | 33.33 |
| 14 | Cincinnati | 1 | 17 | 7 | 41.18 |
| 16 | Bowling Green | 2 | 29 | 8 | 27.59 |
| 16 | San Jose State | 2 | 26 | 8 | 30.77 |
| 16 | San Diego State | 2 | 22 | 8 | 36.36 |
| 16 | Rutgers | 1 | 19 | 8 | 42.11 |
| 16 | Utah State | 1 | 19 | 8 | 42.11 |
| 16 | Central Michigan | 1 | 16 | 8 | 50.00 |
| 16 | Western Michigan | 1 | 15 | 8 | 53.33 |
| 16 | East Carolina | 1 | 15 | 8 | 53.33 |
| 16 | Florida International | 1 | 14 | 8 | 57.14 |
| 16 | Army | 1 | 9 | 8 | 88.89 |
| 26 | Arizona State | 2 | 32 | 9 | 28.13 |
| 26 | Virginia Tech | 2 | 29 | 9 | 31.03 |
| 26 | Ohio State | 2 | 24 | 9 | 37.50 |
| 26 | New Mexico State | 2 | 24 | 9 | 37.50 |
| 26 | UAB | 2 | 22 | 9 | 40.91 |
| 26 | Nevada | 1 | 15 | 9 | 60.00 |
| 32 | Kent State | 1 | 19 | 10 | 52.63 |
| 33 | Buffalo | 2 | 28 | 11 | 39.29 |
| 33 | South Florida | 2 | 26 | 11 | 42.31 |
| 33 | Syracuse | 2 | 26 | 11 | 42.31 |
| 33 | Toledo | 2 | 23 | 11 | 47.83 |
| 37 | Florida Atlantic | 2 | 23 | 12 | 52.17 |
| 37 | North Texas | 2 | 21 | 12 | 57.14 |
| 37 | SMU | 1 | 20 | 12 | 60.00 |
| 40 | Idaho | 3 | 34 | 13 | 38.24 |
| 40 | Fresno State | 2 | 29 | 13 | 44.83 |
| 40 | Maryland | 2 | 27 | 13 | 48.15 |
| 40 | Texas State | 2 | 24 | 13 | 54.17 |
| 44 | Northwestern | 3 | 39 | 14 | 35.90 |
| 44 | Kansas State | 3 | 36 | 14 | 38.89 |
| 44 | Ball State | 2 | 30 | 14 | 46.67 |
| 44 | UTSA | 2 | 29 | 14 | 48.28 |
| 44 | UNLV | 2 | 28 | 14 | 50.00 |
| 49 | North Carolina State | 3 | 48 | 15 | 31.25 |
| 49 | TCU | 3 | 40 | 15 | 37.50 |
| 49 | Minnesota | 3 | 36 | 15 | 41.67 |
| 52 | Miami (Florida) | 3 | 32 | 16 | 50.00 |
| 52 | Navy | 2 | 26 | 16 | 61.54 |
| 54 | Oregon State | 3 | 44 | 17 | 38.64 |
| 54 | Oregon | 3 | 44 | 17 | 38.64 |
| 54 | USC | 3 | 39 | 17 | 43.59 |
| 54 | Pittsburgh | 2 | 32 | 17 | 53.13 |
| 54 | Indiana | 2 | 31 | 17 | 54.84 |
| 54 | Miami (Ohio) | 2 | 28 | 17 | 60.71 |
| 54 | Colorado | 2 | 27 | 17 | 62.96 |
| 61 | UCLA | 4 | 55 | 18 | 32.73 |
| 61 | Georgia Tech | 3 | 34 | 18 | 52.94 |
| 61 | New Mexico | 2 | 27 | 18 | 66.67 |
| 64 | Vanderbilt | 4 | 52 | 19 | 36.54 |
| 64 | Texas Tech | 3 | 36 | 19 | 52.78 |
| 64 | Massachusetts | 3 | 31 | 19 | 61.29 |
| 67 | Texas A&M | 4 | 58 | 20 | 34.48 |
| 67 | Florida State | 3 | 51 | 20 | 39.22 |
| 67 | Kansas | 4 | 46 | 20 | 43.48 |
| 67 | Colorado State | 3 | 40 | 20 | 50.00 |
| 67 | Duke | 3 | 34 | 20 | 58.82 |
| 67 | Arkansas State | 2 | 32 | 20 | 62.50 |
| 73 | Stanford | 4 | 62 | 21 | 33.87 |
| 73 | Penn State | 3 | 47 | 21 | 44.68 |
| 73 | Washington State | 3 | 46 | 21 | 45.65 |
| 73 | Illinois | 3 | 37 | 21 | 56.76 |
| 73 | Wyoming | 2 | 31 | 21 | 67.74 |
| 78 | California | 4 | 53 | 22 | 41.51 |
| 78 | Clemson | 3 | 47 | 22 | 46.81 |
| 78 | Texas | 3 | 43 | 22 | 51.16 |
| 78 | Southern Mississippi | 3 | 40 | 22 | 55.00 |
| 82 | Oklahoma | 4 | 53 | 23 | 43.40 |
| 82 | Arkansas | 4 | 51 | 23 | 45.10 |
| 82 | Arizona | 3 | 49 | 23 | 46.94 |
| 82 | West Virginia | 3 | 38 | 23 | 60.53 |
| 86 | BYU | 5 | 70 | 24 | 34.29 |
| 86 | Oklahoma State | 3 | 49 | 24 | 48.98 |
| 88 | LSU | 5 | 70 | 25 | 35.71 |
| 88 | Michigan | 6 | 70 | 25 | 35.71 |
| 88 | Iowa State | 3 | 45 | 25 | 55.56 |
| 91 | Michigan State | 6 | 85 | 26 | 30.59 |
| 91 | Georgia | 5 | 70 | 26 | 37.14 |
| 91 | Tennessee | 5 | 67 | 26 | 38.81 |
| 91 | Notre Dame | 4 | 58 | 26 | 44.83 |
| 95 | Nebraska | 4 | 63 | 27 | 42.86 |
| 95 | Iowa | 4 | 52 | 27 | 51.92 |
| 95 | Purdue | 3 | 51 | 27 | 52.94 |
| 95 | Baylor | 3 | 48 | 27 | 56.25 |
| 99 | Wisconsin | 6 | 88 | 28 | 31.82 |
| 99 | Wake Forest | 4 | 55 | 28 | 50.91 |
| 101 | Louisiana Tech | 3 | 50 | 29 | 58.00 |
| 102 | Alabama | 5 | 70 | 30 | 42.86 |
| 103 | Washington | 5 | 76 | 31 | 40.79 |
| 104 | Florida | 7 | 95 | 32 | 33.68 |
| 104 | Missouri | 6 | 82 | 32 | 39.02 |
| 104 | Mississippi State | 4 | 61 | 32 | 52.46 |
| 107 | Boston College | 4 | 57 | 37 | 64.91 |
| 108 | South Carolina | 6 | 97 | 41 | 42.27 |
| 108 | Kentucky | 5 | 72 | 41 | 56.94 |
| 110 | Mississippi | 6 | 93 | 47 | 50.54 |
| 110 | Auburn | 6 | 89 | 47 | 52.81 |