2012 National Leaders 3rd Down Conversions - Games vs. BCS non-Automatic Qualifying Teams through 01/07/2013
| Name | G | Attempts | Conversions | Conversion % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Marshall | 9 | 156 | 87 | 55.77 |
| 1 | Rice | 11 | 187 | 87 | 46.52 |
| 3 | UCF | 12 | 153 | 78 | 50.98 |
| 4 | Air Force | 11 | 156 | 75 | 48.08 |
| 4 | Troy | 10 | 158 | 75 | 47.47 |
| 4 | San Diego State | 11 | 160 | 75 | 46.88 |
| 7 | Nevada | 9 | 132 | 74 | 56.06 |
| 7 | Houston | 11 | 177 | 74 | 41.81 |
| 9 | Wyoming | 10 | 156 | 72 | 46.15 |
| 10 | Fresno State | 10 | 162 | 71 | 43.83 |
| 10 | Ohio | 11 | 167 | 71 | 42.51 |
| 12 | Ball State | 10 | 144 | 69 | 47.92 |
| 12 | Louisiana-Monroe | 10 | 148 | 69 | 46.62 |
| 14 | Arkansas State | 10 | 135 | 67 | 49.63 |
| 14 | Northern Illinois | 10 | 139 | 67 | 48.20 |
| 16 | Utah State | 10 | 137 | 66 | 48.18 |
| 16 | Boise State | 11 | 143 | 66 | 46.15 |
| 16 | Tulsa | 10 | 168 | 66 | 39.29 |
| 19 | East Carolina | 10 | 146 | 65 | 44.52 |
| 20 | Louisiana Tech | 9 | 137 | 64 | 46.72 |
| 20 | Akron | 10 | 163 | 64 | 39.26 |
| 22 | San Jose State | 11 | 148 | 63 | 42.57 |
| 23 | Western Kentucky | 10 | 128 | 62 | 48.44 |
| 23 | Tulane | 10 | 152 | 62 | 40.79 |
| 25 | Florida Atlantic | 9 | 141 | 61 | 43.26 |
| 26 | Toledo | 10 | 140 | 60 | 42.86 |
| 27 | Bowling Green | 10 | 151 | 59 | 39.07 |
| 28 | UNLV | 10 | 147 | 58 | 39.46 |
| 29 | SMU | 9 | 134 | 57 | 42.54 |
| 30 | Massachusetts | 8 | 138 | 56 | 40.58 |
| 31 | Western Michigan | 8 | 115 | 54 | 46.96 |
| 31 | Miami (Ohio) | 9 | 130 | 54 | 41.54 |
| 31 | South Alabama | 10 | 159 | 54 | 33.96 |
| 34 | Middle Tennessee | 9 | 121 | 52 | 42.98 |
| 34 | New Mexico | 10 | 132 | 52 | 39.39 |
| 34 | Texas State | 10 | 133 | 52 | 39.10 |
| 34 | Southern Mississippi | 10 | 143 | 52 | 36.36 |
| 34 | Florida International | 10 | 147 | 52 | 35.37 |
| 34 | Hawai'i | 10 | 156 | 52 | 33.33 |
| 40 | BYU | 7 | 116 | 51 | 43.97 |
| 40 | Memphis | 10 | 138 | 51 | 36.96 |
| 42 | Louisiana-Lafayette | 10 | 124 | 50 | 40.32 |
| 42 | UAB | 9 | 129 | 50 | 38.76 |
| 42 | Kent State | 11 | 152 | 50 | 32.89 |
| 45 | UTEP | 9 | 125 | 49 | 39.20 |
| 46 | Colorado State | 10 | 130 | 48 | 36.92 |
| 47 | UTSA | 8 | 112 | 46 | 41.07 |
| 47 | Central Michigan | 10 | 121 | 46 | 38.02 |
| 47 | New Mexico State | 10 | 137 | 46 | 33.58 |
| 50 | Army | 7 | 107 | 45 | 42.06 |
| 50 | Eastern Michigan | 9 | 122 | 45 | 36.89 |
| 52 | North Texas | 9 | 136 | 42 | 30.88 |
| 53 | Buffalo | 8 | 124 | 41 | 33.06 |
| 54 | Navy | 8 | 97 | 40 | 41.24 |
| 54 | Idaho | 9 | 131 | 40 | 30.53 |
| 56 | Texas A&M | 2 | 42 | 27 | 64.29 |
| 57 | Nebraska | 2 | 28 | 22 | 78.57 |
| 57 | Michigan State | 3 | 49 | 22 | 44.90 |
| 59 | Purdue | 2 | 33 | 20 | 60.61 |
| 59 | Indiana | 3 | 47 | 20 | 42.55 |
| 61 | Texas | 2 | 31 | 19 | 61.29 |
| 61 | Oregon | 2 | 36 | 19 | 52.78 |
| 61 | Connecticut | 3 | 47 | 19 | 40.43 |
| 64 | Ohio State | 3 | 39 | 18 | 46.15 |
| 64 | Mississippi State | 3 | 40 | 18 | 45.00 |
| 66 | Mississippi | 2 | 28 | 17 | 60.71 |
| 66 | Washington | 2 | 33 | 17 | 51.52 |
| 68 | Louisville | 2 | 28 | 16 | 57.14 |
| 68 | South Florida | 2 | 29 | 16 | 55.17 |
| 68 | North Carolina | 2 | 31 | 16 | 51.61 |
| 71 | Texas Tech | 2 | 24 | 15 | 62.50 |
| 72 | Cincinnati | 2 | 27 | 14 | 51.85 |
| 72 | South Carolina | 2 | 27 | 14 | 51.85 |
| 72 | Kentucky | 2 | 28 | 14 | 50.00 |
| 75 | Notre Dame | 2 | 24 | 13 | 54.17 |
| 76 | Oklahoma State | 1 | 17 | 12 | 70.59 |
| 76 | Clemson | 1 | 18 | 12 | 66.67 |
| 76 | Michigan | 2 | 22 | 12 | 54.55 |
| 76 | Georgia | 2 | 23 | 12 | 52.17 |
| 76 | Illinois | 2 | 31 | 12 | 38.71 |
| 76 | Rutgers | 3 | 36 | 12 | 33.33 |
| 82 | LSU | 2 | 24 | 11 | 45.83 |
| 82 | Alabama | 2 | 24 | 11 | 45.83 |
| 82 | Penn State | 2 | 24 | 11 | 45.83 |
| 82 | Auburn | 2 | 25 | 11 | 44.00 |
| 82 | Duke | 2 | 29 | 11 | 37.93 |
| 87 | Arkansas | 2 | 27 | 10 | 37.04 |
| 87 | Washington State | 2 | 29 | 10 | 34.48 |
| 89 | Baylor | 2 | 22 | 9 | 40.91 |
| 89 | Tennessee | 2 | 25 | 9 | 36.00 |
| 89 | Arizona | 2 | 26 | 9 | 34.62 |
| 89 | Iowa | 2 | 26 | 9 | 34.62 |
| 89 | Florida | 2 | 30 | 9 | 30.00 |
| 89 | Iowa State | 2 | 31 | 9 | 29.03 |
| 89 | Colorado | 2 | 33 | 9 | 27.27 |
| 96 | Minnesota | 2 | 26 | 8 | 30.77 |
| 97 | Virginia | 1 | 15 | 7 | 46.67 |
| 97 | Pittsburgh | 1 | 15 | 7 | 46.67 |
| 97 | North Carolina State | 1 | 19 | 7 | 36.84 |
| 97 | TCU | 1 | 21 | 7 | 33.33 |
| 97 | Kansas | 2 | 26 | 7 | 26.92 |
| 97 | UCLA | 2 | 28 | 7 | 25.00 |
| 103 | Temple | 1 | 9 | 6 | 66.67 |
| 103 | Wake Forest | 1 | 11 | 6 | 54.55 |
| 103 | Virginia Tech | 1 | 14 | 6 | 42.86 |
| 103 | Georgia Tech | 2 | 23 | 6 | 26.09 |
| 103 | Utah | 2 | 33 | 6 | 18.18 |
| 108 | Arizona State | 1 | 7 | 5 | 71.43 |
| 108 | Kansas State | 1 | 7 | 5 | 71.43 |
| 108 | West Virginia | 1 | 8 | 5 | 62.50 |
| 108 | Oklahoma | 1 | 16 | 5 | 31.25 |
| 108 | Wisconsin | 2 | 23 | 5 | 21.74 |
| 113 | Boston College | 1 | 11 | 4 | 36.36 |
| 113 | USC | 1 | 14 | 4 | 28.57 |
| 115 | Vanderbilt | 1 | 9 | 3 | 33.33 |
| 115 | Florida State | 1 | 14 | 3 | 21.43 |
| 115 | California | 1 | 14 | 3 | 21.43 |
| 118 | Oregon State | 1 | 11 | 2 | 18.18 |
| 118 | Stanford | 1 | 13 | 2 | 15.38 |
| 120 | Missouri | 1 | 11 | 1 | 9.09 |