We can't be everywhere, but if we could, here's where we'd be:

1. The Urban Youth Academy (Compton, Calif.)
Teams involved: Bethune-Cookman, Southern, Grambling, UC Irvine
Yes, I realize this isn't the marquee teams in the country going head-to-head here, but there are a number of factors that make this the coolest spot to be this weekend in college baseball. This will be the best collection of HBCUs in one place, they'll have the television cameras of the MLB Network and there is the usual handful of Hall of Famers in attendance as well. Oh, and did I mention this is the only venue in the country that will have B-CU and Southern in a battle of the bands? Too good.
Key stat: .487. The usually pitching-heavy Anteaters of UC Irvine are hitting .383 with 22 walks and 12 HBPs in four games, giving them a .487 on-base percentage.
Key matchup: UC Irvine versus Bethune-Cookman. The Wildcats have been the best HBCU program for the past half-decade and once again appear to have the best collection of talent for 2011. My hope is that coach Mervyl Melendez holds ace Ali Simpson to this start on Saturday and gives us a great show against the surprisingly heavy-hitting Anteaters. Simpson K'd 14 in just 6.0 innings of work in last week's first start against Alabama A&M.

2. No. 9 Cal State Fullerton at No. 2 TCU
Both teams had their struggles last week. Fullerton dropped a game to North Carolina in 11 innings and also made the mortal mistake of losing to its rivals in Long Beach State. The Horned Frogs aren't going to lose too many Friday and Saturday games with Matt Purke and Kyle Winkler on the mound. But on Sunday, they dropped a 14-inning 4-3 decision to Kansas.
Key stat: Two-and-one. In 11 combined innings of work last weekend, Purke and Winkler gave up just two hits and one walk.
Key matchup: Fullerton's bullpen versus TCU's offense. I know, the matchup that puts this series up in lights is the Friday night showdown of All-American aces Noe Ramirez and Matt Purke on the mound. But keep an eye on the later innings since the Titans' bullpen was a bit shaky last weekend, including allowing Long Beach to come back from a 4-0 deficit in the Dirtbags' 8-5 win.

3. No. 16 Stanford at No. 4 Vanderbilt
Talk about going from the frying pan to the fire. The Cardinal have their own version of a prison camp death march as they go from a three-gamer at Rice to a weekend at Vanderbilt. Both teams had impressive opening weekends as the Cardinal took two of three from the Owls in Houston and the Commodores went to San Diego and beat the Toreros twice, while also winning a game at San Diego State.
Key stat: The dirty dozen. Vandy hit only .264 in its trip to SoCal last weekend, but the Dores were 12 of 13 in stolen bases.
Key matchup: Stanford's defense versus Vandy's big bats. The Cardinal did almost everything right in their weekend series win at Rice: hitting (a decent .292 against that Rice staff), pitching (a 2.57 ERA) and handling the pressure of a big crowd on the road. But the defense has fielded at a porous .948 level so far. If Stanford gives extra outs to wicked sticks like Aaron Westlake, Jason Esposito and Anthony Gomez, it could be curtains for the Cardinal.

4. The Caravelle Resort Tournament (Myrtle Beach, S.C.)
Teams involved: No. 20 Coastal Carolina, California, Kansas State, Western Kentucky, North Carolina State, Pacific
A great six-team weekend for Baseball at the Beach, hosted by Coastal Carolina. The Chanticleers had some rough spots last weekend, including a 2-1 loss to Indiana and having to rally mightily to overcome Virginia Tech, so I might even label Kansas State or Cal as having a better-than-average chance of winning the weekend overall. But the Chants might just be working some kinks out and be ready to explode.
Key stat: 4BBs. Keep an eye on CCU ace Anthony Meo. It looks like he'll face a dangerous K-State offense and last week against Boston College, he got in some trouble by issuing four walks and putting runners in scoring position.
Key matchup: Cal versus Coastal Carolina. Rain played havoc with the Bears last weekend, but they eventually took a doubleheader from Utah and then lost a white-knuckler to Stanford on Tuesday. But this is the perfect time for a statement weekend, especially if Meo throws versus KSU on Thursday. This Saturday matchup could favor the Bears, especially if Erik Johnson can repeat last week's 7 IP, 8 K, 0 BB performance.

5. No. 7 Texas at Hawaii
I'm sure Augie and his boys took note of how tough Hawaii was on highly regarded Oregon last week, don't you think? The Warriors played three one-run games versus the Ducks and won two of them. It's Week 2 of the season and we may have already found the toughest-minded team in the country.
Key stat: 0-for-4. Hawaii's starting pitchers went winless in the four games last week. Reliever Blair Walters came out of the 'pen to lock down both wins versus UO.
Key matchup: Taylor Jungmann versus Kolten Wong. These two All-Americans should put on a hell of a show. Jungmann was his usual awesomeness, getting a five-hitter versus Maryland, and Wong is picking up right where he left off in the Cape last summer, still hot. The Warriors leader hit .347 against that tough Oregon rotation.

6. No. 25 Arizona at Long Beach State
The Troy Buckley era at the Beach got off to a rousing start, playing toe-to-toe with rival Cal State Fullerton, including a come-from-behind win on Sunday and a pair of one-run losses. It already looks like there's a new fervor to the Dirtbags once again. You know, one of those playing-with-a-purpose kind of things. Arizona is still a mystery, having swept a team whose home field is still saddled in snow drifts (North Dakota State).
Key stat: 1 run. That's the number of runs that separated the Dirtbags from the Titans in each of their two losses.
Key matchup: The Wildcats' offense versus Andrew Gagnon. Arizona hit a rousing .382 with 30 runs in three games last weekend, but will take a significant step up in competition against the Dirtbags' All-American candidate this Friday. This should be good.

7. East Carolina at No. 14 Virginia
Last season, these two teams gave us a rousing opening weekend, which saw Virginia escape Greenville with a two-to-one nip-and-tuck series win. The Pirates would love to sneak a win (or two) here as well after coming off a breezy sweep of Youngstown State. Virginia gave notice that it is going to be one bad machine once again this year, routing homestanding Auburn last week 13-2.
Key stat: 3 and 1. That's the number of runs allowed and errors committed by ECU last week in its three-game sweep of Youngstown State. The Pirates will need that kind of effort here to have a chance.
Key matchup: Danny Hultzen versus the Pirates' entire team. The Cavs' two-way star was on a tear last week. On the mound, he went 6.2 innings versus UAB, striking out 10 Blazers and giving up just three hits. At the dish, he was 5-for-12 with three doubles and seven RBIs. For a chance at a series upset here, ECU will have to lock him up, if that's possible.

8. The Kleberg Bank Classic (Corpus Christi, Texas)
Teams involved: Oregon State, No. 22 Connecticut, Indiana, Texas A&M-Corpus Christi
This has got to be one of the more underrated tournaments of the season, considering the up-and-comers that will be playing in Corpus this weekend. The host Islanders just got through beating Texas on Tuesday by an 8-7 count, raising red flags to each of their guests. Indiana upset Coastal Carolina on its home field last Sunday, so you could say that the two undercard teams here have the most impressive wins of the four.
Key stat: 15 and 18. Chalk it up to a lack of outdoor work or not, those are the walk totals that UConn and Indiana racked up at the Big East-Big Ten Challenge last weekend. No repeats please.
Key matchup: UConn versus Oregon State on Friday. Despite all this love for the Islanders and Hoosiers, this is still going to be the marquee matchup of the weekend, with both of these teams having the talent to go deep into the NCAA tournament. It will be great to see how UConn's lauded pitching staff, featuring Matt Barnes and Elliot Glynn, handles the well-disciplined bats of the Beavers.

9. St. John's at No. 19 Georgia Tech
Instant Upset Alert here in Atlanta. Tech is still trying to find its youthful feet, as witnessed by the loss to Kent State last weekend and the midweek loss to Georgia Southern. Don't get me wrong, the Jackets are talented, but they're raw right now. St. John's was nearly unstoppable at the dish and had an impressive performance in the Big East-Big Ten Challenge, routing Minnesota and Michigan, before succumbing to Ohio State by a run.
Key stat: .324. Despite all the offensive fireworks from the Johnnies last week (they hit .381), don't overlook the fact that their pitching staff allowed their opponents to hit a robust .324. Tech should be salivating over that.
Key matchup: Tech's young pitchers versus Jeremy Baltz. The Red Storm have a legit All-American in Baltz, who was named the Big East Player of the Week after going .500 in three games with two doubles and a triple. He's the catalyst to the offense that had a .448 on-base percentage last week.

10. South Alabama Classic (Mobile, Ala.)
Teams involved: Alabama, Central Florida, Southeastern Louisiana, South Alabama
Word of warning here: I've seen SLU play. It's legit. While Alabama, UCF and USA were all loading up on weak sisters and snowbirds last week, the Lions were winning a series at FIU, stopping the most famous hit streak since the '80s and then bashing the brains out of Tulane. I know you have to put BCS-based Alabama as the favorite here, but are you sure? Well, we'll find out. It will also be interesting to see how Terry Rooney's Knights squad fares as this will be the first real test for a team that has high expectations.
Key stat: 1-for-11. That's what SLU pitchers held Garrett Wittels to last weekend, breaking his 56-game hit streak on the first night of the weekend.
Key matchup: Alabama's Adam Morgan versus SLU's 1-through-9. The highly touted Friday guy for the Tide will get a big test here against the aggressive Lions bats. Last week, Morgan gave up just one hit and one walk in 5.1 innings of work against Alcorn State. This will be as close to an SEC-type batting order as he'll face between now and March 18, when he'll face Ole Miss.

Eric Sorenson, who runs College Baseball Today, and Walter Villa are regular contributors to ESPN's college baseball coverage. Follow Eric on Twitter: @stitch_head

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