How do I select a default value in a dynamicaly populated dropdown (<select>)?

[color gray]<!--- this query will get the data to populate the select box--->[/color]
<cfquery datasource="#datasource#" name="qSelectData">
SELECT Item, Value
FROM ItemTable
ORDER BY Item
</cfquery>

[color gray]<!--- Create a variable to use as the value you want to select. this could be the value of a seperate query, session variable, form variable, or anything you wish to compair. --->[/color]
<cfset defaultValue = "mySelectedItem">
<select name="ItemMenu">
<option value="">Choose Item</option>
<cfoutput query="qSelectData">
[color gray]<!--- Inside the option tag check to see
if the value of the loop is the value
you want to display. --->[/color]
<option value="#Value#"
[color red]<cfif qSelectData.Value eq defaultValue>
Selected
</cfif>[/color]
>#Item#</option>
</cfoutput>
</select>

If the values in the <cfif>...</cfif> match the produced output will look something like:
<option value = "mySelectedItem" selected>item</option>