2012 National Leaders 3rd Down Conversions - Games vs. Unranked Teams Only (AP Poll) through 01/07/2013
| Name | G | Attempts | Conversions | Conversion % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Texas A&M | 9 | 136 | 81 | 59.56 |
| 2 | Michigan | 7 | 92 | 52 | 56.52 |
| 3 | Marshall | 12 | 207 | 113 | 54.59 |
| 4 | Oklahoma | 9 | 127 | 69 | 54.33 |
| 5 | Clemson | 10 | 158 | 85 | 53.80 |
| 6 | Texas | 10 | 138 | 73 | 52.90 |
| 7 | Alabama | 9 | 108 | 57 | 52.78 |
| 8 | Nevada | 12 | 181 | 95 | 52.49 |
| 9 | Oregon | 10 | 149 | 77 | 51.68 |
| 10 | Texas Tech | 10 | 133 | 67 | 50.38 |
| 10 | BYU | 8 | 131 | 66 | 50.38 |
| 12 | Mississippi | 7 | 100 | 50 | 50.00 |
| 12 | South Carolina | 7 | 94 | 47 | 50.00 |
| 14 | Ball State | 11 | 155 | 77 | 49.68 |
| 15 | Kansas State | 10 | 118 | 58 | 49.15 |
| 16 | UCF | 13 | 171 | 84 | 49.12 |
| 17 | Georgia | 9 | 112 | 55 | 49.11 |
| 18 | Arkansas State | 11 | 145 | 71 | 48.97 |
| 19 | Notre Dame | 9 | 129 | 63 | 48.84 |
| 20 | Troy | 12 | 193 | 94 | 48.70 |
| 20 | Western Kentucky | 12 | 154 | 75 | 48.70 |
| 22 | Georgia Tech | 11 | 152 | 74 | 48.68 |
| 23 | Louisville | 12 | 171 | 83 | 48.54 |
| 24 | Northern Illinois | 13 | 186 | 90 | 48.39 |
| 25 | Northwestern | 10 | 143 | 69 | 48.25 |
| 25 | UTSA | 8 | 114 | 55 | 48.25 |
| 27 | Oklahoma State | 10 | 144 | 69 | 47.92 |
| 28 | Air Force | 12 | 168 | 80 | 47.62 |
| 29 | Louisiana-Monroe | 13 | 209 | 98 | 46.89 |
| 30 | San Diego State | 11 | 149 | 69 | 46.31 |
| 31 | Nebraska | 10 | 141 | 65 | 46.10 |
| 32 | Army | 11 | 163 | 75 | 46.01 |
| 33 | Rice | 13 | 220 | 100 | 45.45 |
| 34 | Syracuse | 11 | 174 | 79 | 45.40 |
| 35 | Utah State | 12 | 168 | 76 | 45.24 |
| 36 | LSU | 8 | 113 | 51 | 45.13 |
| 37 | Baylor | 10 | 137 | 61 | 44.53 |
| 38 | Western Michigan | 11 | 162 | 72 | 44.44 |
| 39 | East Carolina | 12 | 178 | 79 | 44.38 |
| 40 | Boise State | 13 | 176 | 78 | 44.32 |
| 41 | Arizona | 10 | 136 | 60 | 44.12 |
| 42 | Arizona State | 11 | 159 | 70 | 44.03 |
| 43 | Penn State | 9 | 141 | 62 | 43.97 |
| 44 | South Florida | 10 | 146 | 64 | 43.84 |
| 45 | Cincinnati | 12 | 156 | 68 | 43.59 |
| 46 | Purdue | 10 | 159 | 69 | 43.40 |
| 47 | West Virginia | 10 | 143 | 62 | 43.36 |
| 48 | Ohio State | 10 | 134 | 58 | 43.28 |
| 49 | San Jose State | 11 | 141 | 61 | 43.26 |
| 50 | Louisiana Tech | 9 | 132 | 57 | 43.18 |
| 51 | Toledo | 11 | 167 | 72 | 43.11 |
| 52 | Florida Atlantic | 10 | 156 | 67 | 42.95 |
| 53 | Ohio | 13 | 203 | 87 | 42.86 |
| 53 | Middle Tennessee | 12 | 161 | 69 | 42.86 |
| 55 | Fresno State | 11 | 166 | 71 | 42.77 |
| 56 | Navy | 11 | 134 | 57 | 42.54 |
| 57 | Wyoming | 10 | 150 | 63 | 42.00 |
| 58 | Miami (Florida) | 9 | 129 | 54 | 41.86 |
| 59 | UNLV | 11 | 163 | 68 | 41.72 |
| 60 | Florida State | 11 | 123 | 51 | 41.46 |
| 61 | SMU | 12 | 181 | 75 | 41.44 |
| 62 | Texas State | 10 | 133 | 55 | 41.35 |
| 63 | UAB | 10 | 141 | 58 | 41.13 |
| 64 | Houston | 12 | 197 | 81 | 41.12 |
| 65 | Pittsburgh | 11 | 161 | 66 | 40.99 |
| 66 | Kentucky | 7 | 105 | 43 | 40.95 |
| 67 | Tennessee | 7 | 93 | 38 | 40.86 |
| 68 | Louisiana-Lafayette | 12 | 152 | 62 | 40.79 |
| 69 | Akron | 11 | 177 | 72 | 40.68 |
| 70 | Miami (Ohio) | 10 | 143 | 58 | 40.56 |
| 71 | North Carolina | 11 | 159 | 64 | 40.25 |
| 72 | Wisconsin | 8 | 107 | 43 | 40.19 |
| 73 | Iowa State | 10 | 160 | 64 | 40.00 |
| 73 | Michigan State | 7 | 115 | 46 | 40.00 |
| 75 | Minnesota | 10 | 138 | 55 | 39.86 |
| 76 | Arkansas | 8 | 98 | 39 | 39.80 |
| 77 | North Carolina State | 10 | 172 | 68 | 39.53 |
| 78 | Mississippi State | 9 | 120 | 47 | 39.17 |
| 79 | Tulane | 12 | 184 | 72 | 39.13 |
| 79 | Missouri | 6 | 92 | 36 | 39.13 |
| 81 | California | 8 | 105 | 41 | 39.05 |
| 82 | Stanford | 10 | 139 | 54 | 38.85 |
| 83 | Temple | 10 | 142 | 55 | 38.73 |
| 84 | Tulsa | 14 | 238 | 92 | 38.66 |
| 85 | UCLA | 10 | 148 | 57 | 38.51 |
| 86 | New Mexico | 11 | 143 | 55 | 38.46 |
| 87 | Virginia Tech | 11 | 180 | 69 | 38.33 |
| 88 | Central Michigan | 12 | 141 | 54 | 38.30 |
| 89 | Duke | 10 | 142 | 54 | 38.03 |
| 90 | Bowling Green | 11 | 158 | 60 | 37.97 |
| 91 | Utah | 10 | 137 | 52 | 37.96 |
| 92 | Connecticut | 11 | 162 | 61 | 37.65 |
| 93 | Washington | 8 | 109 | 41 | 37.61 |
| 94 | UTEP | 11 | 158 | 59 | 37.34 |
| 95 | Massachusetts | 9 | 153 | 57 | 37.25 |
| 96 | Indiana | 10 | 164 | 61 | 37.20 |
| 97 | Vanderbilt | 9 | 127 | 47 | 37.01 |
| 98 | Auburn | 6 | 73 | 27 | 36.99 |
| 99 | Florida International | 11 | 165 | 61 | 36.97 |
| 100 | Southern Mississippi | 9 | 128 | 47 | 36.72 |
| 101 | Virginia | 12 | 192 | 70 | 36.46 |
| 102 | Oregon State | 10 | 138 | 50 | 36.23 |
| 103 | Memphis | 12 | 166 | 60 | 36.14 |
| 104 | USC | 10 | 119 | 43 | 36.13 |
| 105 | TCU | 10 | 148 | 53 | 35.81 |
| 106 | Illinois | 9 | 136 | 48 | 35.29 |
| 107 | Colorado State | 9 | 109 | 38 | 34.86 |
| 108 | Hawai'i | 11 | 167 | 58 | 34.73 |
| 109 | Rutgers | 12 | 173 | 60 | 34.68 |
| 110 | Wake Forest | 8 | 130 | 45 | 34.62 |
| 111 | New Mexico State | 10 | 134 | 46 | 34.33 |
| 112 | Kent State | 13 | 178 | 61 | 34.27 |
| 113 | Buffalo | 10 | 149 | 50 | 33.56 |
| 114 | Eastern Michigan | 11 | 150 | 50 | 33.33 |
| 114 | Florida | 6 | 84 | 28 | 33.33 |
| 116 | Iowa | 8 | 112 | 37 | 33.04 |
| 117 | Colorado | 10 | 152 | 50 | 32.89 |
| 118 | South Alabama | 13 | 204 | 66 | 32.35 |
| 119 | Maryland | 10 | 148 | 47 | 31.76 |
| 120 | North Texas | 10 | 150 | 47 | 31.33 |
| 121 | Washington State | 9 | 139 | 42 | 30.22 |
| 122 | Idaho | 9 | 126 | 36 | 28.57 |
| 123 | Boston College | 8 | 106 | 30 | 28.30 |
| 124 | Kansas | 8 | 114 | 29 | 25.44 |