With so many top ranked teams losing, Kentucky's loss to A&M won't impact them much

8 of the 10 top AP teams lost this week, which makes Kentucky's loss to A&M less likely to impact their ranking and reputation in college basketball.

It was an extraordinarily eventful week in college basketball. 14 of the AP Top 25 teams lost to an unranked opponent, solidifying what media analysts have been suspecting for a while now - the landscape of the sport is leveling out, thanks to the transfer portal, NIL laws, COVID eligibility, and other factors.

It is also good news for the Kentucky Wildcats, who took an overtime road loss to Texas A&M on Saturday, 97-92, to move to 12-3 on the year.

While John Calipari's team likely cost themselves a spot in the top five of the AP poll, ultimately this loss won't hurt the Wildcats all that much - assuming they can learn from the mistakes made.

Kentucky was outrebounded by A&M, 54-46, thanks in part to a no-show from freshman big man Aaron Bradshaw. Bradshaw played just six minutes while picking up four fouls, and his lack of presence helped the Aggies secure 25 offensive rebounds.

If Kentucky can work on their rebounding issues, and find a way to avoid any more 13-21 (61.9%) performances from the free throw line, losses like this won't become commonplace.

The only teams ranked in the top 11 to avoid losses this week were UConn and North Carolina, which puts Kentucky in basically the same position they were last week - likely just outside the top five.

They did give up some ground in the SEC, with both Tennessee and Auburn picking up victories, but this team isn't really in a worse spot than they were prior to the A&M loss - they still have to keep taking care of business and growing as a team and they'll be a force to be reckoned with in the NCAA Tournament.

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