Herm Edwards

Arizona State made a return appearance in the AP Top 25 poll on Sunday following its 24-17 win at then-No. 15 Cal on Friday night in Berkeley, California.

At No. 20 nationally, the Sun Devils (4-1) are one of four Pac-12 teams in the poll along with No. 13 Oregon, No. 15 Washington and No. 17 Utah.

ASU first entered the poll in a Week 4 release at No. 24 overall after beating then-No. 18 Michigan State on the road, 10-7, on Sept. 14. But then the Sun Devils fell out of the rankings the following week after a 34-31 home loss to Colorado.

After receiving just five votes in the Week 5 poll, the Sun Devils received 249 votes in Sunday's Week 6 release after knocking off the last remaining undefeated Pac-12 team.

In beating consecutive ranked teams on the road, the Sun Devils accomplished something they've only done once before in program history. The last and only time it's ever happened was in 1986 when ASU won at No. 15 UCLA and then No. 15 USC in its next road game.

Last season, the Sun Devils also entered the AP Top 25 after beating a ranked Spartans team. Michigan State was No. 15 when the teams played on Sept. 8 and ASU earned a 16-13 win on a last-second field goal by kicker Brandon Ruiz.

A week later, however, ASU lost 28-21 at San Diego State and did not make a return appearance in the poll all season.

This is the first time under second-year coach Herm Edwards that ASU has been in the AP Top 25 in multiple weeks of a season. This is also the highest ASU has been ranked under Edwards. Its previous high was No. 23 last season.

The SEC is the only conference with six ranked teams in the poll, followed by the Big Ten, which has five in the poll. The Big-12 and ACC have three teams each in the poll.

ASU is in a bye week and will host Washington State on Oct. 12, with time and TV details yet to be announced in its next game.