LEXINGTON, Ky. — Kentucky coach John Calipari’s latest group of talented freshmen may have gotten a needed wake-up call on Monday — the defending champs fell from the Top 25.

The Wildcats opened the season ranked No. 3, dropped to No. 8 and after back-to-back losses to unranked Notre Dame and Baylor, their 61-poll run ended. The stretch included 11 weeks at No. 1 under Calipari.

The coach hasn’t seen the kind of commitment needed to get better but says there’s nothing wrong that more gym time can’t correct. Calipari has often said this freshmen class needs more time to develop than their predecessors.

Kentucky’s 4-3 and Calipari wants his team to put in the work to improve. But he says he’s not seeing many gym rats on his roster right now.

“I keep telling you, we have a long way to go,” Calipari said Monday. “Individual players have to fall in love with that gym. They haven’t yet. So, do they have to keep falling until they realize that because you have Kentucky across your chest that it makes them play harder.”