It's been an emotional week for Florida coach Amanda Butler.
She had to miss the team's victory at Tennessee on Thursday when her brother was rushed to the hospital with viral meningitis two days earlier. Fortunately, he's back home resting and recovering now and she can fully enjoy the Gators' first ranking in nearly seven years as the team entered The Associated Press women's basketball poll at No. 20 on Monday.
"It's a pretty brutal illness, we're talking about your brain," Butler said of her brother John. "He's got to rest and let his body recover. He should make a full recovery.