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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 7 · highlighting pittsburgh and miami-fl · lower is better. G counts completed games, FCS opponents included.

Definition

This week's matchups138 of 138 FBS teams

RK
1	NEB Nebraska	7	5-2	Big Ten	19.3%#1	17T-137	88T-71
2	OU Oklahoma	6	3-3	SEC	25.6%#2	20#136	78T-112
3	ORE Oregon	6	4-2	Big Ten	25.9%#3	22T-130	85T-85
4	SMU SMU	6	5-1	ACC	26.5%#4	22T-130	83T-95
5	UCLA UCLA	6	6-0	Big Ten	26.6%#5	21T-132	79T-109
6	BOIS Boise State	6	5-1	Pac-12	27.4%#6	17T-137	62T-136
7	PSU Penn State	7	3-4	Big Ten	28.7%#7	25T-118	87T-75
8	LIB Liberty	6	5-1	Conference USA	28.8%#8	21T-132	73T-127
9	DUKE Duke	6	4-2	ACC	29.2%#9	21T-132	72#129
10	FIU Florida International	6	3-3	Conference USA	29.3%#10	24T-125	82T-101
11	TA&M Texas A&M	7	4-3	SEC	29.8%#11	25T-118	84T-90
12	GAST Georgia State	6	4-2	Sun Belt	29.9%#12	23#129	77#118
13	TCU TCU	6	3-3	Big 12	30.2%#13	26T-114	86T-82
14	LSU LSU	7	5-2	SEC	30.6%#14	30T-89	98T-22
T-15	UNM New Mexico	6	5-1	Mountain West	30.8%T-15	24T-125	78T-112
T-15	TENN Tennessee	7	6-1	SEC	30.8%T-15	28T-102	91T-50
T-17	MINN Minnesota	6	4-2	Big Ten	30.9%T-17	21T-132	68T-132
T-17	UTAH Utah	6	6-0	Big 12	30.9%T-17	25T-118	81T-103
19	MEM Memphis	7	5-2	American Athletic	31.2%#19	29T-95	93T-36
T-20	WASH Washington	7	4-3	Big Ten	31.5%T-20	28T-102	89T-66
T-20	WKU Western Kentucky	7	3-4	Conference USA	31.5%T-20	28T-102	89T-66
22	ISU Iowa State	6	3-3	Big 12	31.6%#22	24T-125	76T-119
23	BGSU Bowling Green	7	2-5	Mid-American	32.0%#23	24T-125	75T-122
T-24	ODU Old Dominion	7	2-5	Sun Belt	32.1%T-24	34T-65	106#5
T-24	USC USC	7	6-1	Big Ten	32.1%T-24	25T-118	78T-112
T-26	MICH Michigan	6	4-2	Big Ten	32.5%T-26	27T-108	83T-95
T-26	SHSU Sam Houston	6	1-5	Conference USA	32.5%T-26	27T-108	83T-95
T-28	NEV Nevada	6	2-4	Mountain West	32.6%T-28	30T-89	92T-41
T-28	VT Virginia Tech	7	5-2	ACC	32.6%T-28	31T-82	95T-30
30	KU Kansas	6	2-4	Big 12	32.9%#30	27T-108	82T-101
T-31	ALA Alabama	7	5-2	SEC	33.0%T-31	32T-76	97#25
T-31	GASO Georgia Southern	7	3-4	Sun Belt	33.0%T-31	30T-89	91T-50
T-33	BUF Buffalo	7	4-3	Mid-American	33.3%T-33	33T-72	99T-18
T-33	CLEM Clemson	6	4-2	ACC	33.3%T-33	27T-108	81T-103
T-33	UNT North Texas	6	4-2	American Athletic	33.3%T-33	27T-108	81T-103
T-33	PITT Pittsburgh	7	5-2	ACC	33.3%T-33	31T-82	93T-36
T-33	TEX Texas	6	4-2	SEC	33.3%T-33	29T-95	87T-75
T-38	ECU East Carolina	6	3-3	American Athletic	33.7%T-38	31T-82	92T-41
T-38	IU Indiana	7	6-1	Big Ten	33.7%T-38	34T-65	101T-14
T-38	IOWA Iowa	6	5-1	Big Ten	33.7%T-38	30T-89	89T-66
41	MIA Miami	6	6-0	ACC	34.1%#41	29T-95	85T-85
42	UVA Virginia	7	4-3	ACC	34.3%#42	34T-65	99T-18
43	AUB Auburn	6	4-2	SEC	34.4%#43	32T-76	93T-36
44	NCSU NC State	6	3-3	ACC	34.7%#44	26T-114	75T-122
45	OKST Oklahoma State	6	4-2	Big 12	34.9%#45	29T-95	83T-95
46	SJSU San José State	7	4-3	Mountain West	35.0%#46	36T-48	103T-8
47	KENT Kent State	7	2-5	Mid-American	35.1%#47	26T-114	74#126
48	AF Air Force	6	5-1	Mountain West	35.2%#48	25T-118	71#130
49	LOU Louisville	7	4-3	ACC	35.3%#49	36T-48	102T-10
50	KSU Kansas State	6	4-2	Big 12	35.4%#50	28T-102	79T-109
51	FRES Fresno State	7	4-3	Pac-12	35.6%#51	32T-76	90T-58
52	SYR Syracuse	6	2-4	ACC	35.7%#52	25T-118	70#131
T-53	UGA Georgia	7	6-1	SEC	35.9%T-53	37T-38	103T-8
T-53	NDSU North Dakota State	7	6-1	Mountain West	35.9%T-53	33T-72	92T-41
T-53	SC South Carolina	6	3-3	SEC	35.9%T-53	28T-102	78T-112
T-56	HOU Houston	7	6-1	Big 12	36.0%T-56	31T-82	86T-82
T-56	TOL Toledo	7	5-2	Mid-American	36.0%T-56	40T-22	111#1
58	DEL Delaware	6	2-4	Conference USA	36.1%#58	30T-89	83T-95
59	MIZ Missouri	7	5-2	SEC	36.4%#59	39T-25	107T-3
60	BAY Baylor	6	4-2	Big 12	36.5%#60	35T-57	96T-26
61	MASS Massachusetts	7	4-3	Mid-American	36.6%#61	37T-38	101T-14
62	USF South Florida	7	5-2	American Athletic	36.7%#62	36T-48	98T-22
T-63	BYU BYU	6	6-0	Big 12	36.9%T-63	31T-82	84T-90
T-63	LT Louisiana Tech	6	4-2	Sun Belt	36.9%T-63	31T-82	84T-90
65	WSU Washington State	7	1-6	Pac-12	37.0%#65	37T-38	100#17
66	BC Boston College	6	3-3	ACC	37.2%#66	29T-95	78T-112
T-67	RUTG Rutgers	6	2-4	Big Ten	37.3%T-67	25T-118	67#135
T-67	TROY Troy	6	3-3	Sun Belt	37.3%T-67	28T-102	75T-122
T-67	UTSA UTSA	7	6-1	American Athletic	37.3%T-67	38T-30	102T-10
T-70	ASU Arizona State	6	3-3	Big 12	37.6%T-70	32T-76	85T-85
T-70	JMU James Madison	7	7-0	Sun Belt	37.6%T-70	41T-17	109#2
T-70	WYO Wyoming	7	4-3	Mountain West	37.6%T-70	35T-57	93T-36
73	NU Northwestern	6	5-1	Big Ten	37.8%#73	34T-65	90T-58
T-74	SAC Sacramento State	7	1-6	Mid-American	38.0%T-74	30T-89	79T-109
T-74	WIS Wisconsin	6	4-2	Big Ten	38.0%T-74	35T-57	92T-41
76	WVU West Virginia	7	4-3	Big 12	38.1%#76	32T-76	84T-90
77	ORST Oregon State	7	5-2	Pac-12	38.3%#77	36T-48	94T-32
T-78	APP App State	6	4-2	Sun Belt	38.4%T-78	33T-72	86T-82
T-78	OSU Ohio State	7	6-1	Big Ten	38.4%T-78	38T-30	99T-18
T-80	TTU Texas Tech	6	6-0	Big 12	38.5%T-80	35T-57	91T-50
T-80	UCF UCF	6	3-3	Big 12	38.5%T-80	35T-57	91T-50
T-80	UNLV UNLV	7	4-3	Mountain West	38.5%T-80	37T-38	96T-26
T-80	WMU Western Michigan	7	5-2	Mid-American	38.5%T-80	37T-38	96T-26
84	KENN Kennesaw State	6	1-5	Conference USA	38.7%#84	29T-95	75T-122
T-85	AKR Akron	7	1-6	Mid-American	38.9%T-85	35T-57	90T-58
T-85	TXST Texas State	6	3-3	Pac-12	38.9%T-85	35T-57	90T-58
87	ND Notre Dame	7	6-1	FBS Independents	39.1%#87	34T-65	87T-75
88	COLO Colorado	6	2-4	Big 12	39.3%#88	35T-57	89T-66
89	FAU Florida Atlantic	6	4-2	American Athletic	39.5%#89	32T-76	81T-103
90	HAW Hawai'i	7	1-6	Mountain West	39.6%#90	36T-48	91T-50
91	MTSU Middle Tennessee	6	3-3	Conference USA	39.7%#91	27T-108	68T-132
92	MSST Mississippi State	6	4-2	SEC	40.0%#92	34T-65	85T-85
T-93	UAB UAB	7	4-3	American Athletic	40.4%T-93	38T-30	94T-32
T-93	USU Utah State	6	2-4	Pac-12	40.4%T-93	38T-30	94T-32
95	ARIZ Arizona	6	5-1	Big 12	40.7%#95	37T-38	91T-50
96	VAN Vanderbilt	7	3-4	SEC	40.9%#96	38T-30	93T-36
97	TLSA Tulsa	7	4-3	American Athletic	41.2%#97	42T-12	102T-10
98	M-OH Miami (OH)	7	4-3	Mid-American	41.3%#98	38T-30	92T-41
T-99	UL Louisiana	7	5-2	Sun Belt	41.4%T-99	36T-48	87T-75
T-99	NMSU New Mexico State	6	2-4	Conference USA	41.4%T-99	36T-48	87T-75
101	USM Southern Miss	6	1-5	Sun Belt	41.6%#101	37T-38	89T-66
102	EMU Eastern Michigan	8	4-4	Mid-American	41.9%#102	44T-6	105#6
103	MSU Michigan State	7	2-5	Big Ten	42.0%#103	37T-38	88T-71
T-104	CAL California	7	3-4	ACC	42.4%T-104	42T-12	99T-18
T-104	MD Maryland	7	2-5	Big Ten	42.4%T-104	39T-25	92T-41
T-106	OHIO Ohio	7	5-2	Mid-American	42.6%T-106	40T-22	94T-32
T-106	USA South Alabama	6	4-2	Sun Belt	42.6%T-106	26T-114	61#138
T-106	WAKE Wake Forest	7	6-1	ACC	42.6%T-106	43T-10	101T-14
T-109	ARK Arkansas	7	3-4	SEC	42.9%T-109	36T-48	84T-90
T-109	FSU Florida State	7	3-4	ACC	42.9%T-109	42T-12	98T-22
T-111	GT Georgia Tech	6	2-4	ACC	43.2%T-111	38T-30	88T-71
T-111	RICE Rice	7	1-6	American Athletic	43.2%T-111	41T-17	95T-30
T-113	UNC North Carolina	6	4-2	ACC	43.3%T-113	39T-25	90T-58
T-113	CONN UConn	6	3-3	FBS Independents	43.3%T-113	39T-25	90T-58
115	MRSH Marshall	6	3-3	Sun Belt	43.4%#115	33T-72	76T-119
116	SDSU San Diego State	7	3-4	Pac-12	43.9%#116	47#2	107T-3
117	MISS Ole Miss	6	5-1	SEC	44.0%#117	40T-22	91T-50
118	FLA Florida	7	5-2	SEC	44.1%#118	45T-4	102T-10
T-119	CCU Coastal Carolina	7	2-5	Sun Belt	44.6%T-119	41T-17	92T-41
T-119	NAVY Navy	6	2-4	American Athletic	44.6%T-119	37T-38	83T-95
121	ILL Illinois	6	3-3	Big Ten	44.7%#121	34T-65	76T-119
122	MOST Missouri State	6	2-4	Conference USA	45.0%#122	36T-48	80#108
123	CLT Charlotte	7	1-6	American Athletic	45.1%#123	41T-17	91T-50
T-124	ARMY Army	6	4-2	American Athletic	45.6%T-124	31T-82	68T-132
T-124	TULN Tulane	6	3-3	American Athletic	45.6%T-124	41T-17	90T-58
T-126	BALL Ball State	7	2-5	Mid-American	45.7%T-126	42T-12	92T-41
T-126	CIN Cincinnati	6	4-2	Big 12	45.7%T-126	37T-38	81T-103
128	JXST Jacksonville State	7	5-2	Conference USA	45.8%#128	44T-6	96T-26
129	ARST Arkansas State	7	3-4	Sun Belt	45.9%#129	39T-25	85T-85
130	CSU Colorado State	6	2-4	Pac-12	46.8%#130	29T-95	62T-136
131	UK Kentucky	7	6-1	SEC	47.1%#131	49#1	104#7
132	STAN Stanford	7	3-4	ACC	47.8%#132	44T-6	92T-41
133	UTEP UTEP	7	1-6	Mountain West	48.3%#133	42T-12	87T-75
134	PUR Purdue	7	3-4	Big Ten	48.7%#134	38T-30	78T-112
135	ULM UL Monroe	6	0-6	Sun Belt	49.4%#135	43T-10	87T-75
136	TEM Temple	7	2-5	American Athletic	50.0%#136	44T-6	88T-71
137	CMU Central Michigan	7	3-4	Mid-American	51.1%#137	46#3	90T-58
138	NIU Northern Illinois	6	0-6	Mountain West	61.6%#138	45T-4	73T-127

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