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CFB Team 3rd Down Conversion Pct Defense

Name: CFB 3rd Down Conversion Pct Defense
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2026 season · through Week 9 · highlighting louisiana and louisiana-monroe · lower is better. G counts completed games, FCS opponents included.

Definition

This week's matchups138 of 138 FBS teams

RK
1	NEB Nebraska	8	5-3	Big Ten	21.4%#1	22#138	103T-102
2	UCLA UCLA	8	8-0	Big Ten	26.4%#2	28T-134	106T-81
3	SMU SMU	8	6-2	ACC	27.0%#3	31T-127	115T-45
4	DUKE Duke	8	6-2	ACC	27.5%#4	28T-134	102T-107
5	PSU Penn State	8	4-4	Big Ten	27.6%#5	27T-136	98T-122
6	MINN Minnesota	8	5-3	Big Ten	27.8%#6	27T-136	97T-126
7	OU Oklahoma	8	4-4	SEC	28.2%#7	29T-130	103T-102
T-8	GAST Georgia State	8	4-4	Sun Belt	29.0%T-8	29T-130	100T-115
T-8	LIB Liberty	8	7-1	Conference USA	29.0%T-8	29T-130	100T-115
10	NEV Nevada	8	3-5	Mountain West	30.3%#10	36T-106	119T-29
11	LSU LSU	8	6-2	SEC	30.7%#11	35T-114	114T-49
12	MEM Memphis	9	7-2	American Athletic	30.8%#12	37T-100	120T-24
13	BOIS Boise State	8	7-1	Pac-12	30.9%#13	29T-130	94#133
14	IOWA Iowa	8	6-2	Big Ten	31.0%#14	36T-106	116T-41
T-15	CLEM Clemson	8	5-3	ACC	31.1%T-15	33T-121	106T-81
T-15	FIU Florida International	8	3-5	Conference USA	31.1%T-15	32T-125	103T-102
T-15	SHSU Sam Houston	8	1-7	Conference USA	31.1%T-15	33T-121	106T-81
18	VT Virginia Tech	8	6-2	ACC	31.2%#18	34T-116	109T-65
19	TA&M Texas A&M	8	4-4	SEC	31.3%#19	30#129	96T-129
T-20	ORE Oregon	8	5-3	Big Ten	31.4%T-20	37T-100	118T-31
T-20	TCU TCU	8	4-4	Big 12	31.4%T-20	37T-100	118T-31
T-22	ECU East Carolina	8	4-4	American Athletic	31.6%T-22	36T-106	114T-49
T-22	IU Indiana	9	8-1	Big Ten	31.6%T-22	43T-58	136#3
24	TENN Tennessee	8	6-2	SEC	31.7%#24	33T-121	104T-96
25	MICH Michigan	8	5-3	Big Ten	31.8%#25	34T-116	107T-76
26	GASO Georgia Southern	8	4-4	Sun Belt	32.0%#26	32T-125	100T-115
27	UNM New Mexico	8	7-1	Mountain West	32.1%#27	34T-116	106T-81
28	LOU Louisville	8	5-3	ACC	32.2%#28	38T-95	118T-31
29	BAY Baylor	8	5-3	Big 12	32.3%#29	42T-68	130#6
T-30	ALA Alabama	8	6-2	SEC	33.3%T-30	36T-106	108T-71
T-30	KU Kansas	8	3-5	Big 12	33.3%T-30	37T-100	111T-58
T-30	TEX Texas	8	6-2	SEC	33.3%T-30	41T-77	123T-10
T-30	WASH Washington	8	5-3	Big Ten	33.3%T-30	34T-116	102T-107
34	WKU Western Kentucky	8	3-5	Conference USA	33.7%#34	34T-116	101T-111
35	ODU Old Dominion	9	2-7	Sun Belt	33.8%#35	47T-30	139#2
36	UTAH Utah	8	8-0	Big 12	33.9%#36	37T-100	109T-65
37	NCSU NC State	8	4-4	ACC	34.0%#37	36T-106	106T-81
38	ASU Arizona State	8	4-4	Big 12	34.5%#38	39T-89	113T-54
39	BGSU Bowling Green	9	2-7	Mid-American	34.6%#39	36T-106	104T-96
40	NDSU North Dakota State	9	7-2	Mountain West	34.7%#40	41T-77	118T-31
41	PITT Pittsburgh	9	6-3	ACC	34.9%#41	44T-51	126#7
42	TOL Toledo	8	6-2	Mid-American	35.0%#42	43T-58	123T-10
43	USF South Florida	8	6-2	American Athletic	35.1%#43	40T-85	114T-49
44	FRES Fresno State	8	5-3	Pac-12	35.5%#44	38T-95	107T-76
T-45	AF Air Force	8	6-2	Mountain West	35.6%T-45	31T-127	87#136
T-45	BC Boston College	8	4-4	ACC	35.6%T-45	36T-106	101T-111
47	UGA Georgia	8	7-1	SEC	35.7%#47	41T-77	115T-45
48	USC USC	9	7-2	Big Ten	35.8%#48	38T-95	106T-81
49	BUF Buffalo	8	5-3	Mid-American	36.0%#49	41T-77	114T-49
T-50	KSU Kansas State	8	4-4	Big 12	36.1%T-50	39T-89	108T-71
T-50	TROY Troy	8	4-4	Sun Belt	36.1%T-50	39T-89	108T-71
52	DEL Delaware	8	4-4	Conference USA	36.2%#52	38T-95	105T-90
53	MASS Massachusetts	8	4-4	Mid-American	36.3%#53	41T-77	113T-54
54	APP App State	8	5-3	Sun Belt	36.4%#54	43T-58	118T-31
T-55	JMU James Madison	9	7-2	Sun Belt	36.6%T-55	52T-7	142#1
T-55	SJSU San José State	9	4-5	Mountain West	36.6%T-55	48T-22	131#5
T-55	UVA Virginia	9	4-5	ACC	36.6%T-55	45T-47	123T-10
T-58	HOU Houston	8	6-2	Big 12	37.5%T-58	36T-106	96T-129
T-58	KENT Kent State	9	3-6	Mid-American	37.5%T-58	39T-89	104T-96
60	SC South Carolina	8	5-3	SEC	37.6%#60	41T-77	109T-65
T-61	HAW Hawai'i	8	2-6	Mountain West	37.8%T-61	37T-100	98T-122
T-61	LT Louisiana Tech	8	6-2	Sun Belt	37.8%T-61	42T-68	111T-58
T-61	UNT North Texas	8	6-2	American Athletic	37.8%T-61	42T-68	111T-58
T-61	OKST Oklahoma State	8	5-3	Big 12	37.8%T-61	42T-68	111T-58
65	MIZ Missouri	8	6-2	SEC	37.9%#65	47T-30	124T-8
T-66	ARIZ Arizona	8	6-2	Big 12	38.0%T-66	46T-38	121T-22
T-66	MIA Miami	8	8-0	ACC	38.0%T-66	41T-77	108T-71
T-68	ISU Iowa State	8	4-4	Big 12	38.2%T-68	39T-89	102T-107
T-68	TTU Texas Tech	8	7-1	Big 12	38.2%T-68	47T-30	123T-10
70	NU Northwestern	8	6-2	Big Ten	38.3%#70	46T-38	120T-24
71	ND Notre Dame	8	7-1	FBS Independents	38.4%#71	38T-95	99T-120
T-72	MTSU Middle Tennessee	8	4-4	Conference USA	38.5%T-72	35T-114	91T-134
T-72	OHIO Ohio	8	6-2	Mid-American	38.5%T-72	42T-68	109T-65
T-72	OSU Ohio State	8	6-2	Big Ten	38.5%T-72	42T-68	109T-65
T-72	UTSA UTSA	8	7-1	American Athletic	38.5%T-72	45T-47	117T-37
76	AKR Akron	8	1-7	Mid-American	38.6%#76	39T-89	101T-111
77	UL Louisiana	8	5-3	Sun Belt	38.8%#77	40T-85	103T-102
78	WAKE Wake Forest	8	7-1	ACC	38.9%#78	44T-51	113T-54
79	ORST Oregon State	8	5-3	Pac-12	39.0%#79	41T-77	105T-90
T-80	BYU BYU	8	7-1	Big 12	39.3%T-80	46T-38	117T-37
T-80	MRSH Marshall	8	5-3	Sun Belt	39.3%T-80	42T-68	107T-76
T-80	USA South Alabama	8	4-4	Sun Belt	39.3%T-80	33T-121	84#138
T-83	WSU Washington State	9	1-8	Pac-12	39.8%T-83	49T-19	123T-10
T-83	WYO Wyoming	8	5-3	Mountain West	39.8%T-83	43T-58	108T-71
T-85	FSU Florida State	8	3-5	ACC	40.0%T-85	46T-38	115T-45
T-85	SAC Sacramento State	9	2-7	Mid-American	40.0%T-85	42T-68	105T-90
T-85	SYR Syracuse	8	4-4	ACC	40.0%T-85	40T-85	100T-115
T-85	TXST Texas State	8	4-4	Pac-12	40.0%T-85	48T-22	120T-24
T-85	CONN UConn	8	4-4	FBS Independents	40.0%T-85	48T-22	120T-24
90	WMU Western Michigan	9	6-3	Mid-American	40.2%#90	49T-19	122T-18
T-91	COLO Colorado	8	3-5	Big 12	40.3%T-91	48T-22	119T-29
T-91	UCF UCF	8	4-4	Big 12	40.3%T-91	50T-15	124T-8
93	UAB UAB	8	4-4	American Athletic	40.4%#93	44T-51	109T-65
T-94	EMU Eastern Michigan	9	4-5	Mid-American	40.5%T-94	47T-30	116T-41
T-94	NMSU New Mexico State	8	3-5	Conference USA	40.5%T-94	45T-47	111T-58
T-94	TLSA Tulsa	8	4-4	American Athletic	40.5%T-94	47T-30	116T-41
97	UNLV UNLV	8	5-3	Mountain West	40.7%#97	46T-38	113T-54
98	WVU West Virginia	8	5-3	Big 12	40.8%#98	40T-85	98T-122
99	MSST Mississippi State	8	4-4	SEC	40.9%#99	47T-30	115T-45
T-100	AUB Auburn	8	4-4	SEC	41.0%T-100	50T-15	122T-18
T-100	KENN Kennesaw State	8	2-6	Conference USA	41.0%T-100	43T-58	105T-90
T-100	WIS Wisconsin	8	5-3	Big Ten	41.0%T-100	50T-15	122T-18
103	MSU Michigan State	8	2-6	Big Ten	41.3%#103	43T-58	104T-96
T-104	CAL California	9	3-6	ACC	41.5%T-104	51T-10	123T-10
T-104	M-OH Miami (OH)	8	5-3	Mid-American	41.5%T-104	44T-51	106T-81
T-104	USM Southern Miss	8	3-5	Sun Belt	41.5%T-104	51T-10	123T-10
107	MD Maryland	8	2-6	Big Ten	41.7%#107	43T-58	103T-102
T-108	FAU Florida Atlantic	8	5-3	American Athletic	41.9%T-108	44T-51	105T-90
T-108	ILL Illinois	8	5-3	Big Ten	41.9%T-108	44T-51	105T-90
T-110	GT Georgia Tech	8	2-6	ACC	42.1%T-110	48T-22	114T-49
T-110	ULM UL Monroe	8	1-7	Sun Belt	42.1%T-110	51T-10	121T-22
112	USU Utah State	8	3-5	Pac-12	42.3%#112	52T-7	123T-10
113	MISS Ole Miss	8	6-2	SEC	42.4%#113	50T-15	118T-31
114	CCU Coastal Carolina	8	3-5	Sun Belt	43.0%#114	46T-38	107T-76
T-115	ARK Arkansas	8	3-5	SEC	43.3%T-115	42T-68	97T-126
T-115	BALL Ball State	8	3-5	Mid-American	43.3%T-115	45T-47	104T-96
T-117	MOST Missouri State	8	3-5	Conference USA	43.4%T-117	46T-38	106T-81
T-117	VAN Vanderbilt	8	3-5	SEC	43.4%T-117	46T-38	106T-81
T-119	FLA Florida	8	5-3	SEC	43.6%T-119	51T-10	117T-37
T-119	RICE Rice	8	1-7	American Athletic	43.6%T-119	48T-22	110T-63
T-121	CIN Cincinnati	8	5-3	Big 12	43.9%T-121	47T-30	107T-76
T-121	NAVY Navy	8	2-6	American Athletic	43.9%T-121	43T-58	98T-122
123	UNC North Carolina	8	4-4	ACC	44.2%#123	53#6	120T-24
124	ARST Arkansas State	8	4-4	Sun Belt	44.3%#124	43T-58	97T-126
125	JXST Jacksonville State	8	6-2	Conference USA	46.4%#125	51T-10	110T-63
126	UTEP UTEP	8	1-7	Mountain West	46.5%#126	47T-30	101T-111
127	CLT Charlotte	8	1-7	American Athletic	47.1%#127	49T-19	104T-96
128	PUR Purdue	8	3-5	Big Ten	47.3%#128	43T-58	91T-134
129	RUTG Rutgers	8	2-6	Big Ten	47.9%#129	46T-38	96T-129
130	TEM Temple	8	2-6	American Athletic	48.0%#130	48T-22	100T-115
131	UK Kentucky	8	7-1	SEC	48.3%#131	56#5	116T-41
132	SDSU San Diego State	9	4-5	Pac-12	48.9%#132	65#1	133#4
133	STAN Stanford	9	4-5	ACC	49.6%#133	58#4	117T-37
134	TULN Tulane	8	4-4	American Athletic	50.0%#134	61#2	122T-18
135	ARMY Army	8	5-3	American Athletic	50.5%#135	48T-22	95#132
136	CMU Central Michigan	8	3-5	Mid-American	51.0%#136	52T-7	102T-107
137	CSU Colorado State	8	3-5	Pac-12	51.2%#137	44T-51	86#137
138	NIU Northern Illinois	8	0-8	Mountain West	59.6%#138	59#3	99T-120

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 9. Ranks among FBS teams; games against FCS opponents count toward totals. Values not available from source show as —, never as zero.