lowest 3rd down conversions allowed by defensive team so far in 2026 college football in the sec

The Kentucky Wildcats have the fewest third-down conversions by a team in the SEC in 2026, with 31 conversions.

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Data note: Third-Down Conversions: team season data complete from 2013

	TEAM	3DWN CONV	SEASON	3DWN ATT	3DWN%	4DWN CONV	4DWN ATT	4DWN%	GP	W	L	TD	PTS	PPG	OPP PTS	OPP PPG	1DWN
1	Kentucky	31	2026	92	33.7	10	16	62.5	8	7	1	33	263	32.9	198	24.8	164
2	Tennessee	40	2026	109	36.7	11	15	73.3	8	6	2	32	258	32.3	130	16.3	179
3	Alabama	41	2026	95	43.2	6	8	75.0	8	6	2	39	306	38.3	170	21.3	166
4	Oklahoma	42	2026	116	36.2	4	9	44.4	8	4	4	20	176	22.0	166	20.8	144
5	Mississippi State	44	2026	107	41.1	7	17	41.2	8	4	4	27	213	26.6	225	28.1	177
6	Texas	44	2026	111	39.6	7	12	58.3	8	6	2	30	246	30.8	137	17.1	157
7	Vanderbilt	44	2026	108	40.7	12	19	63.2	8	3	5	24	182	22.8	242	30.3	146
8	Florida	45	2026	104	43.3	10	15	66.7	8	5	3	36	285	35.6	225	28.1	180
9	Georgia	47	2026	91	51.6	3	5	60.0	8	7	1	42	328	41.0	119	14.9	174
10	Missouri	47	2026	112	42.0	5	10	50.0	8	6	2	30	252	31.5	147	18.4	173
11	Texas A&M	47	2026	114	41.2	9	18	50.0	8	4	4	26	226	28.3	151	18.9	160
12	Arkansas	50	2026	116	43.1	7	15	46.7	8	3	5	18	157	19.6	221	27.6	163
13	Auburn	53	2026	121	43.8	11	16	68.8	8	4	4	24	193	24.1	214	26.8	172
14	Ole Miss	53	2026	106	50.0	5	9	55.6	8	6	2	37	297	37.1	192	24.0	202
15	South Carolina	54	2026	113	47.8	11	18	61.1	8	5	3	37	295	36.9	202	25.3	186
16	LSU	61	2026	118	51.7	13	16	81.3	8	6	2	42	321	40.1	128	16.0	224

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More Kentucky Stats

Team Leaders

PASS

1,755

Minchey

RUSH

487

Baxter

REC

507

Darby

Team Rankings

PPG

32.9

40th

OPP PPG

24.8

77th

RUSH YDS/G

167.0

64th

PASS YDS/G

219.4

93rd

2026 SEC Standings

	TEAM	CONF	OVERALL
1	Georgia	5-1	7-1
2	Kentucky	5-1	7-1
3	Alabama	4-2	6-2
4	Ole Miss	4-2	6-2
5	Texas	3-2	6-2

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sat 11/7	UK	@	TENN	6:15 PM
Sat 11/14	FLA	@	UK	1:00 PM
Sat 11/21	UK	@	MIZZ	1:00 PM
Sat 11/28	LOU	@	UK	1:00 PM

Last Game

Vanderbilt

3 - 5

Final

Kentucky

7 - 1

Sat 24 Oct 2026

CFB 2026 Leaders

Pass Yards Leaders

2,977

Atkinson

2,649

Mestemaker

2,577

Jackson

Rush Yards Leaders

1,054

White

1,049

Riley

1,005

Roberts

Rec Yards Leaders

1,110

Legree

1,067

Smith

1,027

Toney

Pass TD Leaders

25

Stokes

25

Atkinson

25

Mensah

Rush TD Leaders

17

Hellums

16

Hawkins

14

Sheppard

Rec TD Leaders

14

Legree

13

Toney

13

Smith

QB Rating Leaders

202.7

Mensah

184.5

Sayin

178.5

Stokes

Sack Leaders

10.5

Simmons

10.0

Osunsanmi

9.0

Bradley

CFB 2026 Rankings

PPG Rankings

47.6

43.8

41.1

41.0

40.4

Opp PPG Rankings

11.9

12.4

12.5

13.4

Total Yards Rankings

540.5

534.9

529.6

517.4

514.0

510.0

Rush Yards Rankings

342.5

341.0

295.8

271.4

261.6

250.8

Pass Yards Rankings

383.4

348.9

338.8

332.4

329.6

324.1

Sack Leaders

35.0

34.0

32.0

31.0

27.0

CFB 2026 Standings

	Pac-12	W	L	PCT
1	Boise State	7	1	.875
2	Oregon State	5	3	.625
3	San Diego State	4	5	.444
4	Texas State	4	4	.500
5	Fresno State	5	3	.625
6	Utah State	3	5	.375
7	Colorado State	3	5	.375
8	Washington State	1	8	.111

	Big 10	W	L	PCT
1	UCLA	8	0	1.000
2	Indiana	8	1	.889
3	Ohio State	6	2	.750
4	USC	7	2	.778
5	Illinois	5	3	.625
6	Minnesota	5	3	.625
7	Iowa	6	2	.750
8	Oregon	5	3	.625
9	Northwestern	6	2	.750
10	Wisconsin	5	3	.625
11	Washington	5	3	.625
12	Michigan	5	3	.625
13	Nebraska	5	3	.625
14	Purdue	3	5	.375
15	Penn State	4	4	.500
16	Rutgers	2	6	.250
17	Maryland	2	6	.250
18	Michigan State	2	6	.250

	Southeastern	W	L	PCT
1	Georgia	7	1	.875
2	Kentucky	7	1	.875
3	Alabama	6	2	.750
4	Ole Miss	6	2	.750
5	Texas	6	2	.750
6	LSU	6	2	.750
7	Missouri	6	2	.750
8	Tennessee	6	2	.750
9	South Carolina	5	3	.625
10	Florida	5	3	.625
11	Oklahoma	4	4	.500
12	Auburn	4	4	.500
13	Mississippi State	4	4	.500
14	Texas A&M	4	4	.500
15	Arkansas	3	5	.375
16	Vanderbilt	3	5	.375

	Conference USA	W	L	PCT
1	Liberty	7	1	.875
2	Jacksonville State	6	2	.750
3	Delaware	4	4	.500
4	New Mexico State	3	5	.375
5	Middle Tennessee	4	4	.500
6	Western Kentucky	3	5	.375
7	Missouri State	3	5	.375
8	Florida International	3	5	.375
9	Kennesaw State	2	6	.250
10	Sam Houston	1	7	.125

	Sun Belt	W	L	PCT
1	Louisiana Tech	6	2	.750
2	Appalachian State	5	3	.625
3	South Alabama	4	4	.500
4	James Madison	7	2	.778
5	Louisiana	5	3	.625
6	Georgia Southern	4	4	.500
7	Arkansas State	4	4	.500
8	Coastal Carolina	3	5	.375
9	Troy	4	4	.500
10	Georgia State	4	4	.500
11	Southern Miss	3	5	.375
12	Marshall	5	3	.625
13	Louisiana-Monroe	1	7	.125
14	Old Dominion	2	7	.222

	Atlantic Coast	W	L	PCT
1	Miami	8	0	1.000
2	Wake Forest	7	1	.875
3	Louisville	5	3	.625
4	SMU	6	2	.750
5	Virginia Tech	6	2	.750
6	Duke	6	2	.750
7	Clemson	5	3	.625
8	Pittsburgh	6	3	.667
9	Boston College	4	4	.500
10	NC State	4	4	.500
11	North Carolina	4	4	.500
12	Virginia	4	5	.444
13	California	3	6	.333
14	Syracuse	4	4	.500
15	Stanford	4	5	.444
16	Florida State	3	5	.375
17	Georgia Tech	2	6	.250

	Mountain West	W	L	PCT
1	New Mexico	7	1	.875
2	Wyoming	5	3	.625
3	UNLV	5	3	.625
4	North Dakota State	7	2	.778
5	Air Force	6	2	.750
6	Nevada	3	5	.375
7	San Jose State	4	5	.444
8	Hawai'i	2	6	.250
9	UTEP	1	7	.125
10	Northern Illinois	0	8	.000

	Independent	W	L	PCT
1	Notre Dame	7	1	.875
2	UConn	4	4	.500

	Mid-American	W	L	PCT
1	Ohio	6	2	.750
2	Western Michigan	6	3	.667
3	Buffalo	5	3	.625
4	Toledo	6	2	.750
5	Miami (OH)	5	3	.625
6	Eastern Michigan	4	5	.444
7	Ball State	3	5	.375
8	Kent State	3	6	.333
9	Bowling Green	2	7	.222
10	UMass	4	4	.500
11	Central Michigan	3	5	.375
12	Sacramento State	2	7	.222
13	Akron	1	7	.125

	American Athletic	W	L	PCT
1	UTSA	7	1	.875
2	North Texas	6	2	.750
3	Memphis	7	2	.778
4	Army	5	3	.625
5	South Florida	6	2	.750
6	UAB	4	4	.500
7	Florida Atlantic	5	3	.625
8	East Carolina	4	4	.500
9	Tulane	4	4	.500
10	Charlotte	1	7	.125
11	Tulsa	4	4	.500
12	Temple	2	6	.250
13	Navy	2	6	.250
14	Rice	1	7	.125

	Big 12	W	L	PCT
1	Utah	8	0	1.000
2	BYU	7	1	.875
3	Texas Tech	7	1	.875
4	Houston	6	2	.750
5	Arizona	6	2	.750
6	Baylor	5	3	.625
7	Oklahoma State	5	3	.625
8	West Virginia	5	3	.625
9	Iowa State	4	4	.500
10	UCF	4	4	.500
11	Cincinnati	5	3	.625
12	Arizona State	4	4	.500
13	TCU	4	4	.500
14	Colorado	3	5	.375
15	Kansas State	4	4	.500
16	Kansas	3	5	.375