Welcome back to the ESPN.com Power Rankings. We're two weeks into the season and already we've seen a large amount of upsets, surprises and beatdowns. But of course, you knew those were coming, so no big surprise here.

And you guys know the harsh reality of the Power Rankings -- no quarter asked, no quarter taken. Here is who's hot and who's not in college baseball this week.

1. TCU (7-1)

Trending: Last ranked: 2

Of Note: The Frogs were brave enough to take on the task of going to the desert to play a tough Arizona State team and came away with a pair of wins. Feather, meet cap. Cody Jones played the hero role, slapping an RBI single in the ninth inning to secure Sunday's 3-2 win in the rubber match.

2. Virginia (7-0)

Trending: Last ranked: 1

Of Note: Not sure about the "up" trending moniker, but the Cavaliers have gone unbeaten in seven games with few big sweat marks. They've only had one close shave (Sunday's 5-4 win over Marist), so this is one of those "the jury's still out" situations for boys from Charlottesville.

3. UCLA (7-1)

Trending: Last ranked: 7

Of Note: Wow, who would've thought we'd be talking about UCLA's offense, not its pitching? Is the Earth still on its axis? But yes, it's true. The normally boney-armed Bruins' bats hit .331 and scored 26 runs against North Carolina's elite pitching staff in an impressive series win this past weeked.

4. South Carolina (6-1)

Trending: Last ranked: 6

Of Note: The Gamecocks have rebounded from that initial loss to College of Charleston on opening day. But the competition level hasn't been worth a hill of beans, so we'll find out more about the boys from Columbia when Clemson comes calling this weekend.

5. Houston (6-2)

Trending: Last ranked: 11

Of Note: There's a lot to like about the Cougars' 6-2 start, including a series win over Alabama this weekend. Newcomers are leading the offense as freshman Zac Taylor is hitting .391 from his nine-hole spot in the order. JC transfer Chris Iriart and freshman Connor Wong hit .346 and .308, respectively.

6. Texas Tech (9-1)

Trending: Last ranked: 12

Of Note: Geez. C'mon Tech, give somebody a chance to score, will ya? In a four-game sweep of Northern Illinois, the Red Raiders' pitching and defense posted 35 of 36 scoreless innings. The last time Tech had back-to-back shutouts in a doubleheader was vs. Iowa State in 1997.

7. North Carolina (4-2)

Trending: Last ranked: 5

Of Note: The Tar Heels' top-flight arms corps got roughed up pretty harshly by UCLA, so they could've taken a bigger fall here. But the offense showed promise and, you know, Benton Moss, Trent Thornton, et al, won't be down for long.

8. Arizona State (4-3)

Trending: Last ranked: 8

Of Note: If we're factoring in strength of schedule already, nobody has had a tougher slate than the Sun Devils. Going 3-3 versus Big 12 bullies Oklahoma State and TCU is good; the bump to the strength of schedule is even better. This team will be callus-tough when Pac-12 play rolls around.

9. Florida (7-1)

Trending: Last ranked: 9

Of Note: That Miami series was not only great fun to watch but also really even and could've gone either way, considering both Florida wins were by a single run. Since donning new sport glasses, CF Buddy Reed has hit .444, including a game-winning RBI single in Friday's 4-3 win.

10. Vanderbilt (6-2)

Trending: Last ranked: 1

Of Note: Everybody's No. 1 has been a roller coaster so far, taking on losses and getting pushed to extra innings by Santa Clara and Indiana State. The Commodores better get their ship straightened because a trip to SoCal to play UCLA, USC and TCU looms next week.

11. Rice (6-3)

Trending: Last ranked: 14

Of Note: As Wayne Graham likes to say, playing bad competition is boring. Thus, Rice takes trips to play at Arizona -- beauty. If not for that ninth-inning implosion and freakish steal of home by the Wildcats in Saturday's 7-6 loss, the Owls would've swept the Cats in Tucson. Still, it's a good series win.

12. Texas (7-1)

Trending: Last ranked: NR

Of Note: We were a little cautious with Texas in the preseason, but oh how that pitching has caught fire early. Against Minnesota, the Longhorns' arms posted three shutouts and the offense posted 31 runs, the most in a four-game series since plating 35 runs versus Dallas Baptist in 1989.

13. Oklahoma State (5-3)

Trending: Last ranked: 16

Of Note: The "down" trend isn't a big thing here -- more a monument of a tough early schedule. But you had to love the Cowboys' three-game blitz of Washington State, Utah and Washington by a combined score of 33-5. Losing SS Donnie Walton for a few weeks with a hand injury does sting.

14. LSU (6-1)

Trending: Last ranked: 4

Of Note: Hard to gauge what to make of the Tigers so far, given the lack of competition. But the good news is after stranding 17 baserunners in the loss to Nicholls State, they outscored snow-challenged Boston College 31-9 in three games.

15. UCF (8-0)

Trending: Last ranked: NR

Of Note: What a week for the Knights, beating a pair of ranked teams in Arkansas and Maryland. That certainly makes them an upstart to keep an eye on, especially with an upcoming nonconference schedule that includes Miami, Florida State and a three-gamer against Ole Miss. This should be fun.

16. UC Santa Barbara (7-1)

Trending: Last ranked: NR

Of Note: OK, Gauchos. You're good. A pair of blowouts over Kentucky got everyone's attention. But now you've got to have some staying power. Oregon comes calling this weekend, and closer extraordinaire Dillon Tate (12 saves last year) with take on the Friday starter role.

17. Mississippi State (9-0)

Trending: Last ranked: 17

Of Note: Like LSU above, it's pretty hard to evaluate the Bulldogs considering the weak schedule so far. Get back to us after this weekend when Arizona makes a visit to Dudy-Noble. Dogs will have revenge on their mind after getting spanked with a rolled up newspaper by the Cats in the desert last year.

18. Maryland (5-1)

Trending: Last ranked: NR

Of Note: There was a lot of hype surrounding the Terrapins going into this season, and so far they've lived up to it, losing just a white-knuckle, one-run game to UCF and routing Arkansas 13-6 this past weekend at the South Alabama Tournament.

19. Oregon (8-1)

Trending: Last ranked: NR

Of Note: The Ducks have quietly gone out and won a series at Hawall and swept New Mexico State. But keep an eyebrow raised because three of their wins have been of the come-from-behind variety. They'll get a big test at UC Santa Barbara this week.

20. College of Charleston (4-2)

Trending: Last ranked: NR

Of Note: Monte Lee is becoming a stud on the coaching landscape, especially after his team made super regionals last year and opened this season with an upset of South Carolina. Although things got a little hairy this weekend as they swept three from The Citadel by a total of just four runs.

Dropped out: Louisville (5-3), Nebraska (4-3), Stanford (4-4), Loyola Marymount (6-2), Ole Miss (5-2), Cal State Fullerton (2-5)

Five on deck: Dallas Baptist (6-1), Miami (7-3), Florida State (5-3), San Diego State (8-1), Oregon State (5-3)

Eric Sorenson is creator and curator of CollegeBaseballToday.com and a regular contributor to D1Baseball.com.