College Football Stat Leaders
Share of offensive third downs converted.
Seasons Covered
2004-2025
Current Leader
Indiana (56.3%)
Best Season
Alabama 2020 (60.0%)
Scope
All Conferences • 2025
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Route-specific context pulled from the current leaderboard, winner trend, and historical baseline.
Third down conversion rate shows how often an offense extends drives after reaching the money down, which helps separate efficient possession teams from boom-or-bust attacks. On this 2025 leaderboard, the visible range runs 56.3% to 51.3%, with Indiana setting the pace.
Big Ten Conference places 3 of the current top 5 teams, while Big Ten Conference owns the most recent yearly winner slot in the trend table.
The gap from No. 1 Indiana to No. 5 USC is 5.0%, which shows how tightly packed the top of this leaderboard is.
The yearly winning mark improved from 55.6% in 2024 to 56.3% in 2025, a swing of 0.7%. Indiana's current mark of 56.3% sits above the all-time average leader benchmark of 46.5% held by Air Force.
Top 25 rows for the current route scope.
Yearly winning values for the current filter scope.
| Season | Team | Conference at time | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Indiana | Big Ten Conference | 56.3% |
| 2024 | Miami | Atlantic Coast Conference | 55.6% |
| 2023 | LSU | Southeastern Conference | 54.6% |
| 2022 | Washington | Pac-12 Conference | 56.8% |
| 2021 | Coastal Carolina | Sun Belt Conference | 53.8% |
| 2020 | Alabama | Southeastern Conference | 60.0% |
| 2019 | Ohio State | Big Ten Conference | 55.2% |
| 2018 | Army | NCAA Division I FBS independent schools | 56.9% |
| 2017 | Army | NCAA Division I FBS independent schools | 55.2% |
| 2016 | Navy | American Athletic Conference | 54.5% |
| 2015 | Texas Tech | Big 12 Conference | 51.7% |
| 2014 | Georgia Tech | Atlantic Coast Conference | 57.9% |
| 2013 | LSU | Southeastern Conference | 57.1% |
| 2012 | Texas A&M | Southeastern Conference | 54.6% |
| 2011 | Wisconsin | Big Ten Conference | 54.7% |
| 2010 | Stanford | Pacific-10 Conference | 57.6% |
| 2009 | BYU | Mountain West Conference | 55.6% |
| 2008 | Tulsa | Conference USA | 57.0% |
| 2007 | Florida | Southeastern Conference | 53.4% |
| 2006 | BYU | Mountain West Conference | 56.0% |
| 2005 | USC | Pacific-10 Conference | 51.6% |
| 2004 | Oklahoma | Big 12 Conference | 50.0% |
Average across seasons for each team in the current filter scope.
| Rank | Team | Seasons | Average | Best Season |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Air Force | 2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004 | 46.5% | 2006 (54.6%) |
| 2 | Ohio State | 2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004 | 45.9% | 2019 (55.2%) |
| 3 | Boise State | 2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004 | 45.3% | 2018 (52.5%) |
| 4 | Navy | 2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004 | 44.7% | 2016 (54.5%) |
| 5 | Alabama | 2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004 | 44.6% | 2020 (60.0%) |
| 6 | Texas Tech | 2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004 | 44.4% | 2008 (54.4%) |
| 7 | Oklahoma | 2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004 | 44.1% | 2012 (51.9%) |
| 8 | USC | 2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004 | 43.8% | 2022 (54.2%) |
| 9 | BYU | 2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004 | 43.6% | 2006 (56.0%) |
| 10 | Oregon | 2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004 | 43.6% | 2023 (51.0%) |
| 11 | Texas A&M | 2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004 | 43.2% | 2020 (54.9%) |
| 12 | Georgia | 2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004 | 43.0% | 2023 (53.9%) |
| 13 | Western Kentucky | 2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2007 | 42.8% | 2014 (51.1%) |
| 14 | Liberty | 2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018 | 42.8% | 2023 (49.4%) |
| 15 | LSU | 2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004 | 42.8% | 2013 (57.1%) |
| 16 | Houston | 2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004 | 42.7% | 2009 (51.3%) |
| 17 | Coastal Carolina | 2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017 | 42.6% | 2021 (53.8%) |
| 18 | Army | 2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004 | 42.6% | 2018 (56.9%) |
| 19 | Notre Dame | 2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004 | 42.4% | 2020 (48.5%) |
| 20 | Tulsa | 2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004 | 42.3% | 2008 (57.0%) |
| 21 | Missouri | 2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004 | 42.3% | 2008 (53.4%) |
| 22 | Texas | 2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004 | 42.1% | 2008 (54.9%) |
| 23 | TCU | 2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004 | 42.1% | 2010 (53.5%) |
| 24 | Wisconsin | 2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004 | 42.0% | 2011 (54.7%) |
| 25 | Clemson | 2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004 | 41.9% | 2012 (51.5%) |
Indiana ranks first at 56.3% in 2025.
The top of the 2025 leaderboard is separated by 5.0% from No. 1 to No. 5, which shows whether this season had a runaway leader or a tightly packed race.
Indiana's 2025 mark of 56.3% clears the all-time average leader benchmark of 46.5% held by Air Force.