GAINESVILLE, Fla. — The UF women's basketball team's recent run of success has the Gators back in the AP Top 25.

Florida (17-6) returned to the AP Poll on Monday, jumping to No. 19 following Sunday's 54-51 win at then-No. 14 Georgia. The Gators are ranked for the first time since December 2016.

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Under the direction of interim head coach Kelly Rae Finley, the Gators are having their best season in years. They have defeated five ranked opponents, including four in their past five games.

Florida is one of five Southeastern Conference teams ranked in this week's poll behind No. 1 South Carolina, No. 13 Tennessee, No. 14 LSU and No. 17 Georgia. The Gators have defeated LSU, Tennessee and Georgia over the past two weeks.

Following a loss to No. 1-ranked South Carolina, Florida responded with a 25-point win over Tennessee on Thursday. The Gators then went on the road to knock off the Bulldogs on Sunday for their fifth win over a ranked opponent this season, the first time they have done that since the 2005-06 season.

Here is a look at this week's rankings:

AP Top 25 Women's Basketball Poll

First-place votes in parentheses.

TEAM	RECORD
1. South Carolina (30)	21-1
2. Stanford	18-3
3. Louisville	21-2
4. Michigan	20-2
5. NC State	20-3
6. Arizona	17-3
7. Indiana	16-3
8. UConn	15-4
9. Iowa State	20-3
10. Baylor	17-5
11. Georgia Tech	18-4
12. Oklahoma	20-3
13. Tennessee	19-4
14. LSU	18-4
15. Maryland	17-6
16. Texas	15-6
17. Georgia	17-5
18. Notre Dame	18-5
19. Florida	17-6
20. BYU	19-2
21. Ohio State	16-4
22. Florida Gulf Coast	21-1
23. North Carolina	18-4
24. Oregon	14-7
25. Iowa	15-6

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