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CFB Team 3rd Down Conversion Pct Defense

Name: CFB 3rd Down Conversion Pct Defense
Creator: CollegeFootballData.com

2026 season · through Week 10 · highlighting eastern-michigan and western-michigan · lower is better. G counts completed games, FCS opponents included.

Definition

This week's matchups138 of 138 FBS teams

RK
1	NEB Nebraska	9	5-4	Big Ten	25.4%#1	30#1	118T-46
2	UCLA UCLA	9	9-0	Big Ten	26.4%#2	32T-5	121T-59
3	DUKE Duke	9	7-2	ACC	26.7%#3	31T-2	116T-39
4	OU Oklahoma	9	5-4	SEC	27.7%#4	31T-2	112T-22
5	PSU Penn State	9	5-4	Big Ten	28.2%#5	31T-2	110T-14
T-6	GAST Georgia State	9	5-4	Sun Belt	29.1%T-6	32T-5	110T-14
T-6	IOWA Iowa	9	7-2	Big Ten	29.1%T-6	37T-16	127T-91
T-8	ECU East Carolina	9	5-4	American Athletic	29.8%T-8	37T-16	124T-81
T-8	UNM New Mexico	9	8-1	Mountain West	29.8%T-8	36T-13	121T-59
10	SMU SMU	9	7-2	ACC	29.9%#10	38T-19	127T-91
11	MINN Minnesota	9	5-4	Big Ten	30.0%#11	33T-7	110T-14
T-12	LSU LSU	9	6-3	SEC	30.4%T-12	38T-19	125#84
T-12	SHSU Sam Houston	9	1-8	Conference USA	30.4%T-12	35T-10	115T-34
T-14	BOIS Boise State	9	8-1	Pac-12	30.8%T-14	33T-7	107#11
T-14	MEM Memphis	9	7-2	American Athletic	30.8%T-14	37T-16	120T-52
16	LOU Louisville	9	6-3	ACC	31.1%#16	42T-34	135T-121
T-17	LIB Liberty	9	8-1	Conference USA	31.5%T-17	35T-10	111T-20
T-17	TA&M Texas A&M	9	4-5	SEC	31.5%T-17	34#9	108T-12
19	IU Indiana	9	8-1	Big Ten	31.6%#19	43T-39	136T-125
T-20	CLEM Clemson	9	6-3	ACC	31.7%T-20	39T-23	123T-74
T-20	TEX Texas	9	7-2	SEC	31.7%T-20	44T-47	139T-133
T-22	ODU Old Dominion	10	3-7	Sun Belt	31.8%T-22	49T-75	154#137
T-22	TCU TCU	9	4-5	Big 12	31.8%T-22	42T-34	132T-106
T-24	FIU Florida International	9	4-5	Conference USA	31.9%T-24	38T-19	119T-49
T-24	GASO Georgia Southern	9	5-4	Sun Belt	31.9%T-24	36T-13	113T-25
26	ORE Oregon	9	6-3	Big Ten	32.6%#26	43T-39	132T-106
27	TENN Tennessee	9	7-2	SEC	33.1%#27	39T-23	118T-46
T-28	KU Kansas	9	3-6	Big 12	33.3%T-28	41T-28	123T-74
T-28	NCSU NC State	9	4-5	ACC	33.3%T-28	39T-23	117T-43
T-28	NEV Nevada	9	3-6	Mountain West	33.3%T-28	45T-53	135T-121
31	ALA Alabama	9	7-2	SEC	33.6%#31	41T-28	122T-69
32	MICH Michigan	9	5-4	Big Ten	33.9%#32	43T-39	127T-91
33	BAY Baylor	9	6-3	Big 12	34.0%#33	50T-84	147#136
T-34	ASU Arizona State	9	5-4	Big 12	34.1%T-34	43T-39	126T-85
T-34	TOL Toledo	9	7-2	Mid-American	34.1%T-34	47T-64	138T-129
36	BGSU Bowling Green	9	2-7	Mid-American	34.6%#36	36T-13	104T-5
T-37	NDSU North Dakota State	9	7-2	Mountain West	34.7%T-37	41T-28	118T-46
T-37	VT Virginia Tech	9	6-3	ACC	34.7%T-37	42T-34	121T-59
39	PITT Pittsburgh	9	6-3	ACC	34.9%#39	44T-47	126T-85
40	WASH Washington	9	5-4	Big Ten	35.0%#40	41T-28	117T-43
41	JMU James Madison	10	8-2	Sun Belt	35.3%#41	55T-123	156#138
42	TROY Troy	9	4-5	Sun Belt	35.5%#42	43T-39	121T-59
43	WAKE Wake Forest	9	8-1	ACC	35.6%#43	47T-64	132T-106
T-44	AF Air Force	9	7-2	Mountain West	35.7%T-44	35T-10	98#3
T-44	BUF Buffalo	9	6-3	Mid-American	35.7%T-44	46T-59	129T-99
T-44	LT Louisiana Tech	9	7-2	Sun Belt	35.7%T-44	45T-53	126T-85
T-44	USF South Florida	9	6-3	American Athletic	35.7%T-44	46T-59	129T-99
T-48	FRES Fresno State	9	5-4	Pac-12	35.8%T-48	43T-39	120T-52
T-48	USC USC	9	7-2	Big Ten	35.8%T-48	38T-19	106T-7
50	UGA Georgia	9	8-1	SEC	35.9%#50	47T-64	131T-104
51	WKU Western Kentucky	9	3-6	Conference USA	36.0%#51	41T-28	114T-28
52	HAW Hawai'i	9	3-6	Mountain West	36.1%#52	39T-23	108T-12
53	UTAH Utah	9	9-0	Big 12	36.3%#53	45T-53	124T-81
54	SJSU San José State	10	5-5	Mountain West	36.4%#54	52T-103	143#135
55	UVA Virginia	9	4-5	ACC	36.6%#55	45T-53	123T-74
56	MASS Massachusetts	9	5-4	Mid-American	37.0%#56	47T-64	127T-91
57	KSU Kansas State	9	4-5	Big 12	37.1%#57	43T-39	116T-39
58	KENT Kent State	9	3-6	Mid-American	37.5%#58	39T-23	104T-5
59	APP App State	9	5-4	Sun Belt	37.6%#59	50T-84	133T-113
T-60	MIA Miami	9	8-1	ACC	37.7%T-60	46T-59	122T-69
T-60	UNT North Texas	9	7-2	American Athletic	37.7%T-60	46T-59	122T-69
62	SYR Syracuse	9	4-5	ACC	37.9%#62	44T-47	116T-39
T-63	ISU Iowa State	9	4-5	Big 12	38.1%T-63	43T-39	113T-25
T-63	UAB UAB	9	5-4	American Athletic	38.1%T-63	48T-72	126T-85
65	AKR Akron	9	1-8	Mid-American	38.2%#65	42T-34	110T-14
T-66	BC Boston College	9	4-5	ACC	38.3%T-66	44T-47	115T-34
T-66	UL Louisiana	9	6-3	Sun Belt	38.3%T-66	44T-47	115T-34
T-66	TLSA Tulsa	9	5-4	American Athletic	38.3%T-66	49T-75	128T-96
69	MSST Mississippi State	9	4-5	SEC	38.6%#69	51T-95	132T-106
70	MIZ Missouri	9	6-3	SEC	38.7%#70	53T-110	137#128
T-71	COLO Colorado	9	3-6	Big 12	38.8%T-71	52T-103	134T-119
T-71	OHIO Ohio	9	7-2	Mid-American	38.8%T-71	47T-64	121T-59
T-71	OKST Oklahoma State	9	6-3	Big 12	38.8%T-71	50T-84	129T-99
T-74	DEL Delaware	9	4-5	Conference USA	38.9%T-74	49T-75	126T-85
T-74	ND Notre Dame	9	8-1	FBS Independents	38.9%T-74	44T-47	113T-25
T-76	ARIZ Arizona	9	7-2	Big 12	39.1%T-76	52T-103	133T-113
T-76	SC South Carolina	9	6-3	SEC	39.1%T-76	50T-84	128T-96
T-76	TTU Texas Tech	9	8-1	Big 12	39.1%T-76	54T-117	138T-129
T-76	UTSA UTSA	9	7-2	American Athletic	39.1%T-76	52T-103	133T-113
80	SAC Sacramento State	10	2-8	Mid-American	39.2%#80	47T-64	120T-52
T-81	MRSH Marshall	9	5-4	Sun Belt	39.5%T-81	47T-64	119T-49
T-81	MSU Michigan State	9	3-6	Big Ten	39.5%T-81	45T-53	114T-28
83	MTSU Middle Tennessee	9	5-4	Conference USA	39.6%#83	42T-34	106T-7
84	OSU Ohio State	9	6-3	Big Ten	39.7%#84	50T-84	126T-85
T-85	NU Northwestern	9	6-3	Big Ten	39.8%T-85	53T-110	133T-113
T-85	WSU Washington State	9	1-8	Pac-12	39.8%T-85	49T-75	123T-74
87	WIS Wisconsin	9	6-3	Big Ten	40.0%#87	54T-117	135T-121
T-88	BYU BYU	9	7-2	Big 12	40.2%T-88	53T-110	132T-106
T-88	TXST Texas State	9	5-4	Pac-12	40.2%T-88	53T-110	132T-106
T-88	UNLV UNLV	9	5-4	Mountain West	40.2%T-88	51T-95	127T-91
T-88	WMU Western Michigan	9	6-3	Mid-American	40.2%T-88	49T-75	122T-69
T-92	FAU Florida Atlantic	9	6-3	American Athletic	40.5%T-92	49T-75	121T-59
T-92	KENN Kennesaw State	9	3-6	Conference USA	40.5%T-92	49T-75	121T-59
94	UCF UCF	9	5-4	Big 12	40.6%#94	56#126	138T-129
95	GT Georgia Tech	9	2-7	ACC	40.7%#95	50T-84	123T-74
96	HOU Houston	9	7-2	Big 12	40.9%#96	45T-53	110T-14
T-97	USM Southern Miss	9	3-6	Sun Belt	41.0%T-97	55T-123	134T-119
T-97	WYO Wyoming	9	6-3	Mountain West	41.0%T-97	50T-84	122T-69
T-99	ARK Arkansas	9	3-6	SEC	41.1%T-99	46T-59	112T-22
T-99	NMSU New Mexico State	9	3-6	Conference USA	41.1%T-99	51T-95	124T-81
101	EMU Eastern Michigan	10	4-6	Mid-American	41.2%#101	54T-117	131T-104
102	USU Utah State	9	4-5	Pac-12	41.3%#102	57T-127	138T-129
103	CAL California	9	3-6	ACC	41.5%#103	51T-95	123T-74
T-104	AUB Auburn	9	5-4	SEC	41.7%T-104	58T-130	139T-133
T-104	MD Maryland	9	3-6	Big Ten	41.7%T-104	50T-84	120T-52
T-104	M-OH Miami (OH)	9	5-4	Mid-American	41.7%T-104	50T-84	120T-52
T-107	FSU Florida State	9	4-5	ACC	41.9%T-107	54T-117	129T-99
T-107	CONN UConn	9	4-5	FBS Independents	41.9%T-107	57T-127	136T-125
109	ILL Illinois	9	6-3	Big Ten	42.0%#109	50T-84	119T-49
T-110	MOST Missouri State	9	3-6	Conference USA	42.1%T-110	51T-95	121T-59
T-110	WVU West Virginia	9	5-4	Big 12	42.1%T-110	48T-72	114T-28
112	USA South Alabama	9	4-5	Sun Belt	42.3%#112	41T-28	97#2
T-113	ORST Oregon State	9	5-4	Pac-12	42.5%T-113	51T-95	120T-52
T-113	VAN Vanderbilt	9	4-5	SEC	42.5%T-113	51T-95	120T-52
115	NAVY Navy	9	3-6	American Athletic	42.7%#115	47T-64	110T-14
T-116	BALL Ball State	9	3-6	Mid-American	43.0%T-116	49T-75	114T-28
T-116	JXST Jacksonville State	9	7-2	Conference USA	43.0%T-116	52T-103	121T-59
118	CCU Coastal Carolina	9	3-6	Sun Belt	43.1%#118	53T-110	123T-74
119	ULM UL Monroe	9	2-7	Sun Belt	43.6%#119	58T-130	133T-113
120	MISS Ole Miss	9	6-3	SEC	43.8%#120	57T-127	130#103
121	UNC North Carolina	9	5-4	ACC	44.1%#121	60#133	136T-125
122	CIN Cincinnati	9	5-4	Big 12	44.3%#122	51T-95	115T-34
123	RICE Rice	9	1-8	American Athletic	44.6%#123	54T-117	121T-59
124	FLA Florida	9	5-4	SEC	45.2%#124	61T-134	135T-121
125	TEM Temple	9	2-7	American Athletic	45.6%#125	52T-103	114T-28
126	ARST Arkansas State	9	4-5	Sun Belt	46.8%#126	52T-103	111T-20
127	CLT Charlotte	9	1-8	American Athletic	47.0%#127	54T-117	115T-34
128	RUTG Rutgers	9	2-7	Big Ten	47.2%#128	50T-84	106T-7
129	CMU Central Michigan	9	4-5	Mid-American	47.3%#129	53T-110	112T-22
130	UTEP UTEP	9	1-8	Mountain West	47.4%#130	55T-123	116T-39
131	PUR Purdue	9	3-6	Big Ten	47.5%#131	48T-72	101#4
132	UK Kentucky	9	7-2	SEC	47.7%#132	61T-134	128T-96
133	SDSU San Diego State	9	4-5	Pac-12	48.9%#133	65#137	133T-113
134	STAN Stanford	9	4-5	ACC	49.6%#134	58T-130	117T-43
T-135	ARMY Army	9	5-4	American Athletic	50.0%T-135	53T-110	106T-7
T-135	TULN Tulane	9	4-5	American Athletic	50.0%T-135	66#138	132T-106
137	CSU Colorado State	9	3-6	Pac-12	52.7%#137	49T-75	93#1
138	NIU Northern Illinois	9	0-9	Mountain West	54.4%#138	62#136	114T-28

Ranks among 138 FBS teams with a value. Equal values share a rank (T-5). — means not available from source and is left out of ranking.

Data: CollegeFootballData.com · Stats through Week 10. Ranks among FBS teams; games against FCS opponents count toward totals. Values not available from source show as —, never as zero.