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HTML
<select id="test">
<option>Size 9</option>
<option>Size 14</option>
<option>Size 8</option>
<option>Size 11</option>
</select>
JavaScript
$("#test").html($("#test option").val(function(){
return this.text.match(/\d+/);
}).sort(function (a, b) {
var a = parseInt(a.value,10), b = parseInt(b.value,10);
return a < b ? -1 : 1;
}));