2012 National Leaders 3rd Down Conversions - Games in October Only through 01/07/2013
| Name | G | Attempts | Conversions | Conversion % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Texas A&M | 4 | 64 | 39 | 60.94 |
| 2 | San Diego State | 4 | 63 | 36 | 57.14 |
| 3 | Louisiana-Monroe | 4 | 66 | 34 | 51.52 |
| 4 | Kansas | 4 | 74 | 33 | 44.59 |
| 5 | Ball State | 4 | 67 | 32 | 47.76 |
| 5 | BYU | 4 | 67 | 32 | 47.76 |
| 5 | Wyoming | 4 | 71 | 32 | 45.07 |
| 8 | Marshall | 3 | 54 | 31 | 57.41 |
| 9 | Air Force | 4 | 49 | 30 | 61.22 |
| 9 | Nevada | 4 | 57 | 30 | 52.63 |
| 9 | Houston | 4 | 63 | 30 | 47.62 |
| 9 | Fresno State | 4 | 67 | 30 | 44.78 |
| 13 | Clemson | 3 | 51 | 29 | 56.86 |
| 13 | Michigan | 4 | 61 | 29 | 47.54 |
| 13 | UTEP | 4 | 62 | 29 | 46.77 |
| 16 | Pittsburgh | 4 | 56 | 28 | 50.00 |
| 16 | Western Michigan | 4 | 57 | 28 | 49.12 |
| 16 | Oklahoma | 4 | 57 | 28 | 49.12 |
| 16 | Louisiana Tech | 4 | 67 | 28 | 41.79 |
| 16 | Buffalo | 4 | 72 | 28 | 38.89 |
| 21 | Mississippi State | 4 | 57 | 27 | 47.37 |
| 21 | Utah State | 4 | 57 | 27 | 47.37 |
| 21 | SMU | 4 | 60 | 27 | 45.00 |
| 21 | Florida International | 4 | 61 | 27 | 44.26 |
| 21 | Rice | 4 | 63 | 27 | 42.86 |
| 21 | Michigan State | 4 | 69 | 27 | 39.13 |
| 27 | Cincinnati | 4 | 53 | 26 | 49.06 |
| 27 | Texas | 4 | 55 | 26 | 47.27 |
| 27 | Ohio State | 4 | 56 | 26 | 46.43 |
| 27 | TCU | 4 | 65 | 26 | 40.00 |
| 27 | Akron | 4 | 66 | 26 | 39.39 |
| 32 | UCLA | 3 | 47 | 25 | 53.19 |
| 32 | Texas Tech | 4 | 51 | 25 | 49.02 |
| 32 | Boise State | 4 | 51 | 25 | 49.02 |
| 32 | Notre Dame | 4 | 56 | 25 | 44.64 |
| 32 | Temple | 4 | 65 | 25 | 38.46 |
| 37 | East Carolina | 4 | 52 | 24 | 46.15 |
| 37 | Florida Atlantic | 3 | 55 | 24 | 43.64 |
| 37 | Syracuse | 4 | 57 | 24 | 42.11 |
| 37 | Toledo | 4 | 59 | 24 | 40.68 |
| 37 | Bowling Green | 4 | 59 | 24 | 40.68 |
| 37 | Southern Mississippi | 4 | 63 | 24 | 38.10 |
| 37 | Iowa State | 4 | 63 | 24 | 38.10 |
| 44 | Western Kentucky | 3 | 43 | 23 | 53.49 |
| 44 | UAB | 4 | 52 | 23 | 44.23 |
| 44 | Tulane | 4 | 53 | 23 | 43.40 |
| 44 | Penn State | 3 | 56 | 23 | 41.07 |
| 44 | Florida | 4 | 57 | 23 | 40.35 |
| 44 | New Mexico | 4 | 57 | 23 | 40.35 |
| 50 | Kansas State | 4 | 42 | 22 | 52.38 |
| 50 | South Florida | 3 | 45 | 22 | 48.89 |
| 50 | Arizona | 3 | 48 | 22 | 45.83 |
| 50 | Troy | 3 | 50 | 22 | 44.00 |
| 50 | Arizona State | 3 | 52 | 22 | 42.31 |
| 50 | Stanford | 4 | 56 | 22 | 39.29 |
| 50 | Army | 4 | 60 | 22 | 36.67 |
| 57 | Oregon | 3 | 42 | 21 | 50.00 |
| 57 | UCF | 4 | 46 | 21 | 45.65 |
| 57 | Mississippi | 3 | 46 | 21 | 45.65 |
| 57 | Navy | 4 | 46 | 21 | 45.65 |
| 57 | Oklahoma State | 3 | 51 | 21 | 41.18 |
| 57 | Wisconsin | 4 | 54 | 21 | 38.89 |
| 57 | UNLV | 4 | 58 | 21 | 36.21 |
| 64 | Louisville | 3 | 40 | 20 | 50.00 |
| 64 | Rutgers | 4 | 53 | 20 | 37.74 |
| 64 | Utah | 4 | 54 | 20 | 37.04 |
| 64 | North Carolina State | 3 | 56 | 20 | 35.71 |
| 64 | Vanderbilt | 4 | 57 | 20 | 35.09 |
| 64 | Northern Illinois | 4 | 58 | 20 | 34.48 |
| 64 | Indiana | 4 | 60 | 20 | 33.33 |
| 64 | Duke | 4 | 63 | 20 | 31.75 |
| 72 | San Jose State | 3 | 43 | 19 | 44.19 |
| 72 | West Virginia | 3 | 47 | 19 | 40.43 |
| 72 | Missouri | 3 | 50 | 19 | 38.00 |
| 72 | Virginia | 3 | 56 | 19 | 33.93 |
| 72 | North Carolina | 4 | 60 | 19 | 31.67 |
| 77 | Arkansas State | 3 | 36 | 18 | 50.00 |
| 77 | Georgia Tech | 3 | 41 | 18 | 43.90 |
| 77 | Virginia Tech | 3 | 44 | 18 | 40.91 |
| 77 | Florida State | 4 | 45 | 18 | 40.00 |
| 77 | Middle Tennessee | 4 | 51 | 18 | 35.29 |
| 77 | Northwestern | 4 | 53 | 18 | 33.96 |
| 77 | Kent State | 4 | 53 | 18 | 33.96 |
| 77 | Washington | 4 | 56 | 18 | 32.14 |
| 77 | Oregon State | 4 | 56 | 18 | 32.14 |
| 77 | Purdue | 4 | 62 | 18 | 29.03 |
| 77 | Maryland | 4 | 65 | 18 | 27.69 |
| 88 | North Texas | 3 | 45 | 17 | 37.78 |
| 88 | California | 4 | 47 | 17 | 36.17 |
| 88 | South Carolina | 4 | 54 | 17 | 31.48 |
| 88 | Kentucky | 4 | 54 | 17 | 31.48 |
| 92 | Arkansas | 3 | 39 | 16 | 41.03 |
| 92 | Tulsa | 3 | 45 | 16 | 35.56 |
| 92 | Iowa | 3 | 48 | 16 | 33.33 |
| 92 | South Alabama | 3 | 49 | 16 | 32.65 |
| 92 | Eastern Michigan | 4 | 49 | 16 | 32.65 |
| 92 | Memphis | 4 | 59 | 16 | 27.12 |
| 98 | Colorado State | 3 | 35 | 15 | 42.86 |
| 98 | Baylor | 3 | 36 | 15 | 41.67 |
| 98 | Louisiana-Lafayette | 3 | 36 | 15 | 41.67 |
| 98 | UTSA | 3 | 43 | 15 | 34.88 |
| 98 | Washington State | 3 | 44 | 15 | 34.09 |
| 98 | Connecticut | 3 | 44 | 15 | 34.09 |
| 98 | Miami (Ohio) | 3 | 45 | 15 | 33.33 |
| 98 | Illinois | 3 | 47 | 15 | 31.91 |
| 98 | Central Michigan | 4 | 48 | 15 | 31.25 |
| 107 | Tennessee | 3 | 39 | 14 | 35.90 |
| 107 | USC | 4 | 40 | 14 | 35.00 |
| 107 | Miami (Florida) | 3 | 43 | 14 | 32.56 |
| 107 | Hawai'i | 3 | 46 | 14 | 30.43 |
| 107 | LSU | 3 | 48 | 14 | 29.17 |
| 112 | Texas State | 3 | 35 | 13 | 37.14 |
| 112 | Georgia | 3 | 38 | 13 | 34.21 |
| 112 | Ohio | 3 | 42 | 13 | 30.95 |
| 112 | New Mexico State | 3 | 42 | 13 | 30.95 |
| 112 | Colorado | 3 | 46 | 13 | 28.26 |
| 112 | Auburn | 4 | 49 | 13 | 26.53 |
| 118 | Alabama | 3 | 32 | 12 | 37.50 |
| 118 | Minnesota | 3 | 37 | 12 | 32.43 |
| 118 | Nebraska | 3 | 40 | 12 | 30.00 |
| 118 | Wake Forest | 3 | 51 | 12 | 23.53 |
| 122 | Massachusetts | 3 | 47 | 11 | 23.40 |
| 122 | Boston College | 4 | 48 | 11 | 22.92 |
| 124 | Idaho | 3 | 39 | 10 | 25.64 |