Third Down Conversions | College Football Team Stats

	Team
1		68	10	27	43	-	26	42
2		63	9	23	39	-	30	33
3		61	5	20	33	-	40	21
4		57	4	19	33	-	41	16
5		56	10	23	39	-	40	16
6		55	4	16	36	-	41	14
7		54	8	24	39	-	41	13
7		54	8	22	39	-	28	26
9		53	8	23	41	-	34	19
10		52	8	16	29	-	25	27
10		52	4	21	34	-	19	33
12		51	2	15	34	-	21	30
12		51	6	20	38	-	29	22
14		50	7	23	36	-	37	13
14		50	9	19	28	-	21	29
14		50	3	17	28	-	28	22
17		49	7	17	24	-	32	17
18		48	7	20	38	-	22	26
18		48	4	16	29	-	35	13
20		47	12	25	40	-	25	22
20		47	8	20	32	-	27	20
20		47	7	19	35	-	32	15
23		46	5	13	29	-	32	14
23		46	5	13	23	-	23	23
23		46	6	23	36	-	34	12
23		46	5	20	31	-	25	21
23		46	5	20	33	-	35	11
23		46	8	16	31	-	18	28
23		46	9	18	31	-	36	10
23		46	5	16	29	-	35	11
23		46	5	23	32	-	33	13
32		45	7	15	26	-	28	17
33		44	4	13	24	-	26	18
33		44	11	23	34	-	29	15
33		44	6	16	24	-	29	15
33		44	5	19	27	-	31	13
33		44	7	21	30	-	28	16
38		43	7	18	29	-	15	28
38		43	4	13	26	-	33	10
38		43	7	22	31	-	24	19
38		43	5	15	27	-	24	19
38		43	9	20	33	-	14	29
38		43	8	25	31	-	21	22
38		43	5	20	33	-	25	18
38		43	6	16	23	-	19	24
46		42	4	15	29	-	20	22
46		42	8	19	33	-	28	14
46		42	10	22	33	-	25	17
46		42	2	20	32	-	28	14
46		42	4	13	25	-	21	21
46		42	8	13	25	-	24	18
46		42	3	16	23	-	12	30
46		42	4	18	29	-	28	14
54		41	8	20	33	-	20	21
54		41	6	19	28	-	21	20
54		41	6	20	30	-	27	14
54		41	4	13	27	-	31	10
54		41	5	13	24	-	28	13
54		41	7	12	20	-	22	19
54		41	4	13	32	-	25	16
61		40	6	16	23	-	22	18
61		40	5	10	19	-	20	20
61		40	5	22	32	-	27	13
61		40	6	20	33	-	25	15
65		39	2	11	19	-	28	11
65		39	6	19	28	-	19	20
65		39	6	17	29	-	27	12
65		39	8	18	29	-	21	18
65		39	2	13	26	-	26	13
65		39	5	15	26	-	31	8
65		39	9	20	29	-	28	11
65		39	2	14	24	-	20	19
73		38	3	12	29	-	17	21
73	$Texas$	38	3	8	18	-	32	6
73		38	6	16	25	-	24	14
73		38	5	18	28	-	18	20
73		38	4	10	22	-	20	18
73		38	5	15	24	-	17	21
73		38	9	19	29	-	23	15
73		38	8	20	30	-	27	11
81		37	5	12	23	-	27	10
81		37	6	19	27	-	15	22
81		37	6	17	30	-	18	19
81		37	2	11	23	-	20	17
81		37	7	16	28	-	22	15
81		37	1	15	26	-	19	18
81		37	8	20	27	-	22	15
81		37	5	22	32	-	21	16
89		36	6	14	24	-	19	17
89		36	3	9	23	-	24	12
89		36	5	12	25	-	29	7
89		36	6	16	22	-	18	18
89		36	3	13	27	-	16	20
94		35	5	17	25	-	20	15
94		35	8	16	20	-	20	15
94		35	7	17	26	-	23	12
94		35	5	15	22	-	16	19
94		35	6	16	28	-	21	14
94		35	9	20	26	-	20	15
94		35	5	12	22	-	28	7

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What Are Third Down Conversions?

Third down conversions count third-down plays that gain enough yardage for a first down or touchdown. This table ranks college football teams for the selected season and displays the applicable minimum qualifier where one is used.

Which teams have the highest third down conversions in college football in 2026?

Florida Atlantic leads college football in third down conversions at 68, through games played October 29, 2026. Houston is second at 63 & LSU third at 61. Florida Atlantic's total is 5 conversions above second place & 22 conversions above the 25th-ranked team.

Only 16 conversions separate first from tenth. West Virginia is fourth at 57, Texas State fifth at 56 & Kansas State sixth at 55. Buffalo & Air Force are tied for seventh at 54. NC State is ninth at 53. North Texas & Western Kentucky are tied for tenth at 52.

Seven separate ranks inside the top 25 are shared by more than one team. Eastern Michigan & Florida International are tied 12th at 51 & Nebraska, Hawai'i and Ohio tied 14th at 50. USC is 17th at 49.

All 9 teams are within 3 conversions of each other. Boise State & Texas A&M are tied 18th at 48, UTSA, BYU & Arizona tied 20th at 47 & Toledo, Virginia Tech and UCLA tied 23rd at 46.

How this ranking is measured

These 25 are drawn from 138 FBS teams ranked in the 2026 regular season. Third down conversions count third-down plays that gain enough yardage for a first down or touchdown. Only FBS teams are ranked. Figures are as of October 29, 2026 & are recalculated on StatRankings after each game's play-by-play is processed.

College Football Team Third Down Conversions Rankings

What Are Third Down Conversions?

Which teams have the highest third down conversions in college football in 2026?

How this ranking is measured