College Football Stat Leaders

Big Ten Third Down Conversion Rate Leaders

Share of offensive third downs converted.

Seasons Covered

2004-2025

Current Leader

Indiana (56.3%)

Best Season

Indiana 2025 (56.3%)

Scope

Big Ten

Browse Metrics

Crawl sibling stat pages without leaving the shared leaderboard template.

Total Yards Per GamePassing Yards Per GameRushing Yards Per GamePoints Per GameYards Allowed Per GameSacks Per GameTackles For Loss Per GameThird Down Conversion RatePoints Per OpportunityOffensive PPADefensive PPATurnover MarginHavoc Rate

What The Numbers Say

Route-specific context pulled from the current leaderboard, winner trend, and historical baseline.

How Third Down Conversion Rate Reads

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 Big Ten leaderboard, the visible range runs 56.3% to 52.3%, with Indiana setting the pace.

Big Ten Context

Big Ten teams have claimed 100% of the yearly leaderboard wins in this filtered dataset, and Indiana is the latest winner at 56.3%.

Spread At The Top

The gap from No. 1 Indiana to No. 5 Ohio State is 4.0%, which shows how tightly packed the top of this leaderboard is.

Recent Trend And Baseline

The yearly winning mark improved from 48.3% in 2024 to 56.3% in 2025, a swing of 7.9%. Indiana's current mark of 56.3% sits above the all-time average leader benchmark of 48.1% held by USC.

Leaderboard

Top 25 rows for the current route scope.

1IndianaBig Ten Conference202556.3%
2Ohio StateBig Ten Conference201955.2%
3WisconsinBig Ten Conference201154.7%
4Ohio StateBig Ten Conference202552.6%
5Ohio StateBig Ten Conference202152.3%
6Penn StateBig Ten Conference200852.0%
7Ohio StateBig Ten Conference201452.0%
8MinnesotaBig Ten Conference202251.8%
9USCBig Ten Conference202551.3%
10WisconsinBig Ten Conference201050.3%
11WashingtonBig Ten Conference202550.3%
12MichiganBig Ten Conference201250.3%
13MinnesotaBig Ten Conference200550.3%
14Michigan StateBig Ten Conference201449.7%
15Ohio StateBig Ten Conference202049.1%
16Ohio StateBig Ten Conference200649.1%
17WisconsinBig Ten Conference201748.6%
18MinnesotaBig Ten Conference201948.4%
19Penn StateBig Ten Conference200948.4%
20OregonBig Ten Conference202448.3%
21Michigan StateBig Ten Conference201548.3%
22WisconsinBig Ten Conference201948.1%
23Penn StateBig Ten Conference201748.0%
24NorthwesternBig Ten Conference201147.8%
25MichiganBig Ten Conference201847.8%

Trend Chart

Yearly winning values for the current filter scope.

Line chart. Line chart with 1 data series: Third Down Conversion Rate. Categories include 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, and 18 more.

Yearly Winners

SeasonTeamConference at timeValue
2025IndianaBig Ten Conference56.3%
2024OregonBig Ten Conference48.3%
2023WisconsinBig Ten Conference44.2%
2022MinnesotaBig Ten Conference51.8%
2021Ohio StateBig Ten Conference52.3%
2020Ohio StateBig Ten Conference49.1%
2019Ohio StateBig Ten Conference55.2%
2018MichiganBig Ten Conference47.8%
2017WisconsinBig Ten Conference48.6%
2016Ohio StateBig Ten Conference46.5%
2015Michigan StateBig Ten Conference48.3%
2014Ohio StateBig Ten Conference52.0%
2013IllinoisBig Ten Conference47.6%
2012MichiganBig Ten Conference50.3%
2011WisconsinBig Ten Conference54.7%
2010WisconsinBig Ten Conference50.3%
2009Penn StateBig Ten Conference48.4%
2008Penn StateBig Ten Conference52.0%
2007Ohio StateBig Ten Conference45.9%
2006Ohio StateBig Ten Conference49.1%
2005MinnesotaBig Ten Conference50.3%
2004PurdueBig Ten Conference46.6%

Historical Leaderboard

Average across seasons for each team in the current filter scope.

RankTeamSeasonsAverageBest Season
1USC2025, 202448.1%2025 (51.3%)
2Oregon2025, 202447.4%2024 (48.3%)
3Ohio State2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 200445.9%2019 (55.2%)
4Washington2025, 202443.4%2025 (50.3%)
5Wisconsin2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 200442.0%2011 (54.7%)
6Michigan2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 200441.6%2012 (50.3%)
7Nebraska2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 201140.9%2025 (45.7%)
8Minnesota2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 200440.6%2022 (51.8%)
9Penn State2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 200440.5%2008 (52.0%)
10Northwestern2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 200440.5%2011 (47.8%)
11UCLA2025, 202440.1%2024 (42.9%)
12Indiana2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 200439.3%2025 (56.3%)
13Michigan State2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 200439.1%2014 (49.7%)
14Purdue2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 200438.6%2006 (47.1%)
15Illinois2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 200438.3%2013 (47.6%)
16Iowa2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 200438.0%2010 (46.2%)
17Maryland2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 201436.1%2023 (42.0%)
18Rutgers2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 201434.8%2024 (43.4%)

Frequently Asked Questions

Who leads the Big Ten third down conversion rate leaderboard?

Indiana ranks first at 56.3%.

Which Big Ten program has the best long-term third down conversion rate profile?

USC owns the strongest all-time average at 48.1% across 2 tracked seasons in this conference scope.

How does the Big Ten race compare with the recent trend?

Indiana is the most recent yearly winner in this conference scope, so the route combines the current leaderboard with a recent trend line instead of showing only one season snapshot.