collection_select option ":selected" not working

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The ":selected" statement is not working. Ideas why? Similar experiences?

<%= start_form_tag :action => 'dummy' %> <% @teams = Team.find(:all) %> <label for="team_id">Team</label><br/> <%= collection_select("team", "id", @teams, :id, :name, { :include_blank => true, :selected => @teams[5].id }) %> <%= end_form_tag %>

It is generating the follwing code:

<form action="/games/dummy" method="post"> <label for="team_id">Team</label><br/> <select id="team_id" name="team[id]"><option value=""></option> <option value="1">Baltimore</option> <option value="2">Buffalo</option> <option value="3">Cincinnati</option> <option value="4">Cleveland</option> <option value="5">Denver</option> <option value="6">Houston</option> <option value="7">Indianapolis</option> <option value="8">Jacksonville</option> <option value="9">Kansas City</option>

... etc

</select>

</form>

Oddly, the option :for include_blank is working, while the selected right next to it is not.

Please help.

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Try this:

<%= collection_select("team", "id", @teams, :id, :name,
{:include_blank => true}, {:selected => @teams[5].id }) %>

I think :selected belongs in html_options instead of options: collection_select(object, method, collection, value_method,
text_method, options = {}, html_options = {})

Aaron