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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").sort(function (a, b) {
var a = parseInt(a.text.match(/\d+/),10), b = parseInt(b.text.match(/\d+/),10);
return a < b ? -1 : 1;
}));