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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 8 · highlighting southern-miss 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	7	5-2	Big Ten	19.3%#1	17#138	88T-118
2	OU Oklahoma	7	4-3	SEC	23.6%#2	21#137	89T-113
3	UCLA UCLA	7	7-0	Big Ten	25.6%#3	23T-135	90T-105
4	SMU SMU	7	6-1	ACC	27.3%#4	27T-127	99T-66
5	FIU Florida International	7	3-4	Conference USA	28.4%#5	27T-127	95T-87
T-6	GAST Georgia State	7	4-3	Sun Belt	28.7%T-6	25T-132	87T-122
T-6	PSU Penn State	7	3-4	Big Ten	28.7%T-6	25T-132	87T-122
8	BOIS Boise State	7	6-1	Pac-12	29.1%#8	23T-135	79#134
T-9	DUKE Duke	7	5-2	ACC	29.2%T-9	26#131	89T-113
T-9	NEV Nevada	7	3-4	Mountain West	29.2%T-9	31T-112	106T-32
11	ORE Oregon	7	4-3	Big Ten	29.7%#11	30T-119	101T-58
12	MINN Minnesota	7	5-2	Big Ten	29.8%#12	25T-132	84T-129
13	LIB Liberty	7	6-1	Conference USA	30.0%#13	27T-127	90T-105
14	SHSU Sam Houston	7	1-6	Conference USA	30.5%#14	29T-123	95T-87
15	TCU TCU	7	3-4	Big 12	30.6%#15	30T-119	98T-68
16	LSU LSU	8	6-2	SEC	30.7%#16	35T-86	114T-12
17	MEM Memphis	8	6-2	American Athletic	30.9%#17	34T-90	110T-17
18	IOWA Iowa	7	5-2	Big Ten	31.1%#18	32T-103	103T-50
T-19	UNM New Mexico	7	6-1	Mountain West	31.2%T-19	29T-123	93T-93
T-19	VT Virginia Tech	8	6-2	ACC	31.2%T-19	34T-90	109T-19
21	TA&M Texas A&M	8	4-4	SEC	31.3%#21	30T-119	96T-80
T-22	WASH Washington	7	4-3	Big Ten	31.5%T-22	28T-125	89T-113
T-22	WKU Western Kentucky	7	3-4	Conference USA	31.5%T-22	28T-125	89T-113
24	TENN Tennessee	8	6-2	SEC	31.7%#24	33T-99	104T-43
25	MICH Michigan	7	4-3	Big Ten	32.0%#25	31T-112	97T-74
26	ECU East Carolina	7	3-4	American Athletic	32.7%#26	35T-86	107T-28
T-27	GASO Georgia Southern	7	3-4	Sun Belt	33.0%T-27	30T-119	91T-100
T-27	KU Kansas	7	3-4	Big 12	33.0%T-27	32T-103	97T-74
T-27	UVA Virginia	8	4-4	ACC	33.0%T-27	36T-75	109T-19
30	IU Indiana	8	7-1	Big Ten	33.1%#30	40T-48	121T-4
T-31	ALA Alabama	8	6-2	SEC	33.3%T-31	36T-75	108T-23
T-31	CLEM Clemson	7	4-3	ACC	33.3%T-31	32T-103	96T-80
T-31	TEX Texas	7	5-2	SEC	33.3%T-31	35T-86	105T-40
T-34	KSU Kansas State	7	4-3	Big 12	34.0%T-34	32T-103	94T-89
T-34	MIA Miami	7	7-0	ACC	34.0%T-34	33T-99	97T-74
36	NDSU North Dakota State	8	6-2	Mountain West	34.3%#36	36T-75	105T-40
T-37	ISU Iowa State	7	3-4	Big 12	34.4%T-37	31T-112	90T-105
T-37	UNT North Texas	7	5-2	American Athletic	34.4%T-37	32T-103	93T-93
T-37	USC USC	8	6-2	Big Ten	34.4%T-37	31T-112	90T-105
T-40	APP App State	7	5-2	Sun Belt	34.7%T-40	35T-86	101T-58
T-40	UTAH Utah	7	7-0	Big 12	34.7%T-40	34T-90	98T-68
T-42	BAY Baylor	7	4-3	Big 12	34.8%T-42	40T-48	115#11
T-42	BC Boston College	7	4-3	ACC	34.8%T-42	31T-112	89T-113
44	AUB Auburn	7	4-3	SEC	34.9%#44	37T-68	106T-32
45	TOL Toledo	8	6-2	Mid-American	35.0%#45	43T-26	123#3
46	AF Air Force	7	5-2	Mountain West	35.1%#46	27T-127	77#136
47	NCSU NC State	7	3-4	ACC	35.2%#47	31T-112	88T-118
48	LOU Louisville	7	4-3	ACC	35.3%#48	36T-75	102T-55
49	OKST Oklahoma State	7	5-2	Big 12	35.4%#49	34T-90	96T-80
T-50	BGSU Bowling Green	8	2-6	Mid-American	35.6%T-50	32T-103	90T-105
T-50	FRES Fresno State	7	4-3	Pac-12	35.6%T-50	32T-103	90T-105
T-50	TROY Troy	7	3-4	Sun Belt	35.6%T-50	32T-103	90T-105
53	UGA Georgia	7	6-1	SEC	35.9%#53	37T-68	103T-50
T-54	ASU Arizona State	7	4-3	Big 12	36.0%T-54	36T-75	100T-63
T-54	BUF Buffalo	8	5-3	Mid-American	36.0%T-54	41T-39	114T-12
T-54	ODU Old Dominion	8	2-6	Sun Belt	36.0%T-54	45T-15	125#2
57	MASS Massachusetts	8	4-4	Mid-American	36.3%#57	41T-39	113#14
58	MIZ Missouri	7	5-2	SEC	36.4%#58	39T-57	107T-28
59	SC South Carolina	7	4-3	SEC	36.6%#59	34T-90	93T-93
60	USF South Florida	7	5-2	American Athletic	36.7%#60	36T-75	98T-68
61	LT Louisiana Tech	7	5-2	Sun Belt	37.1%#61	36T-75	97T-74
62	SJSU San José State	8	4-4	Mountain West	37.2%#62	45T-15	121T-4
63	DEL Delaware	7	3-4	Conference USA	37.4%#63	34T-90	91T-100
T-64	HOU Houston	8	6-2	Big 12	37.5%T-64	36T-75	96T-80
T-64	TXST Texas State	7	4-3	Pac-12	37.5%T-64	39T-57	104T-43
T-64	TTU Texas Tech	7	6-1	Big 12	37.5%T-64	39T-57	104T-43
67	KENN Kennesaw State	7	1-6	Conference USA	37.6%#67	32T-103	85#128
68	NU Northwestern	7	6-1	Big Ten	37.7%#68	40T-48	106T-32
T-69	HAW Hawai'i	8	2-6	Mountain West	37.8%T-69	37T-68	98T-68
T-69	JMU James Madison	8	7-1	Sun Belt	37.8%T-69	48T-7	127#1
71	KENT Kent State	8	3-5	Mid-American	37.9%#71	33T-99	87T-122
72	PITT Pittsburgh	8	5-3	ACC	38.0%#72	41T-39	108T-23
73	ARIZ Arizona	7	6-1	Big 12	38.1%#73	40T-48	105T-40
74	ORST Oregon State	7	5-2	Pac-12	38.3%#74	36T-75	94T-89
75	OSU Ohio State	7	6-1	Big Ten	38.4%#75	38T-63	99T-66
T-76	OHIO Ohio	8	6-2	Mid-American	38.5%T-76	42T-33	109T-19
T-76	UNLV UNLV	7	4-3	Mountain West	38.5%T-76	37T-68	96T-80
T-76	UTSA UTSA	8	7-1	American Athletic	38.5%T-76	45T-15	117#7
79	AKR Akron	8	1-7	Mid-American	38.6%#79	39T-57	101T-58
80	UL Louisiana	8	5-3	Sun Belt	38.8%#80	40T-48	103T-50
81	NMSU New Mexico State	7	3-4	Conference USA	39.0%#81	39T-57	100T-63
T-82	ND Notre Dame	7	6-1	FBS Independents	39.1%T-82	34T-90	87T-122
T-82	SYR Syracuse	7	3-4	ACC	39.1%T-82	34T-90	87T-122
T-84	WSU Washington State	8	1-7	Pac-12	39.3%T-84	44T-20	112T-15
T-84	WIS Wisconsin	7	5-2	Big Ten	39.3%T-84	42T-33	107T-28
T-86	MRSH Marshall	7	4-3	Sun Belt	39.4%T-86	37T-68	94T-89
T-86	CONN UConn	7	4-3	FBS Independents	39.4%T-86	41T-39	104T-43
T-88	FAU Florida Atlantic	7	5-2	American Athletic	39.6%T-88	36T-75	91T-100
T-88	WMU Western Michigan	8	5-3	Mid-American	39.6%T-88	42T-33	106T-32
T-90	COLO Colorado	7	2-5	Big 12	39.8%T-90	41T-39	103T-50
T-90	UCF UCF	7	4-3	Big 12	39.8%T-90	43T-26	108T-23
T-90	WYO Wyoming	8	5-3	Mountain West	39.8%T-90	43T-26	108T-23
93	BYU BYU	7	6-1	Big 12	40.0%#93	40T-48	100T-63
94	UAB UAB	7	4-3	American Athletic	40.4%#94	38T-63	94T-89
T-95	EMU Eastern Michigan	9	4-5	Mid-American	40.5%T-95	47T-10	116T-8
T-95	TLSA Tulsa	8	4-4	American Athletic	40.5%T-95	47T-10	116T-8
97	MSST Mississippi State	7	4-3	SEC	40.6%#97	41T-39	101T-58
T-98	CAL California	8	3-5	ACC	40.7%T-98	44T-20	108T-23
T-98	MTSU Middle Tennessee	7	4-3	Conference USA	40.7%T-98	33T-99	81#131
100	WVU West Virginia	8	5-3	Big 12	40.8%#100	40T-48	98T-68
101	USM Southern Miss	7	2-5	Sun Belt	41.1%#101	44T-20	107T-28
T-102	MSU Michigan State	8	2-6	Big Ten	41.3%T-102	43T-26	104T-43
T-102	MISS Ole Miss	7	5-2	SEC	41.3%T-102	43T-26	104T-43
T-102	SAC Sacramento State	8	1-7	Mid-American	41.3%T-102	38T-63	92T-96
105	M-OH Miami (OH)	8	5-3	Mid-American	41.5%#105	44T-20	106T-32
106	CIN Cincinnati	7	5-2	Big 12	41.7%#106	40T-48	96T-80
107	ILL Illinois	7	4-3	Big Ten	41.8%#107	38T-63	91T-100
108	USA South Alabama	7	4-3	Sun Belt	41.9%#108	31T-112	74#138
109	MD Maryland	7	2-5	Big Ten	42.4%#109	39T-57	92T-96
110	RUTG Rutgers	7	2-5	Big Ten	42.5%#110	34T-90	80T-132
111	WAKE Wake Forest	7	6-1	ACC	42.6%#111	43T-26	101T-58
T-112	ARK Arkansas	7	3-4	SEC	42.9%T-112	36T-75	84T-129
T-112	FSU Florida State	7	3-4	ACC	42.9%T-112	42T-33	98T-68
T-112	USU Utah State	7	2-5	Pac-12	42.9%T-112	48T-7	112T-15
115	UNC North Carolina	7	4-3	ACC	43.1%#115	47T-10	109T-19
T-116	BALL Ball State	8	3-5	Mid-American	43.3%T-116	45T-15	104T-43
T-116	GT Georgia Tech	7	2-5	ACC	43.3%T-116	42T-33	97T-74
118	VAN Vanderbilt	8	3-5	SEC	43.4%#118	46T-13	106T-32
119	RICE Rice	8	1-7	American Athletic	43.6%#119	48T-7	110T-17
120	FLA Florida	7	5-2	SEC	44.1%#120	45T-15	102T-55
121	ARST Arkansas State	8	4-4	Sun Belt	44.3%#121	43T-26	97T-74
122	NAVY Navy	7	2-5	American Athletic	44.4%#122	40T-48	90T-105
T-123	CCU Coastal Carolina	7	2-5	Sun Belt	44.6%T-123	41T-39	92T-96
T-123	MOST Missouri State	7	2-5	Conference USA	44.6%T-123	41T-39	92T-96
125	ULM UL Monroe	7	1-6	Sun Belt	44.7%#125	46T-13	103T-50
126	CLT Charlotte	7	1-6	American Athletic	45.1%#126	41T-39	91T-100
127	JXST Jacksonville State	7	5-2	Conference USA	45.8%#127	44T-20	96T-80
128	ARMY Army	7	5-2	American Athletic	46.3%#128	37T-68	80T-132
129	SDSU San Diego State	8	3-5	Pac-12	47.1%#129	56T-1	119#6
T-130	UK Kentucky	8	7-1	SEC	48.3%T-130	56T-1	116T-8
T-130	UTEP UTEP	7	1-6	Mountain West	48.3%T-130	42T-33	87T-122
132	PUR Purdue	7	3-4	Big Ten	48.7%#132	38T-63	78#135
133	STAN Stanford	8	4-4	ACC	49.1%#133	52T-5	106T-32
134	CSU Colorado State	7	3-4	Pac-12	49.3%#134	37T-68	75#137
T-135	TEM Temple	7	2-5	American Athletic	50.0%T-135	44T-20	88T-118
T-135	TULN Tulane	7	3-4	American Athletic	50.0%T-135	53#4	106T-32
137	CMU Central Michigan	8	3-5	Mid-American	51.0%#137	52T-5	102T-55
138	NIU Northern Illinois	7	0-7	Mountain West	61.4%#138	54#3	88T-118

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