Bind Dropdown default

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   I am using the following code to bind an xml file to a dropdown:

ds.ReadXml(MapPath("collations.xml"))
ddlCollation.Visible = True

ddlCollation.DataSource = ds
ddlCollation.DataTextField = ds.Tables("Collations").Columns("ColDescription").ToString
ddlCollation.DataValueField = ds.Tables("Collations").Columns("Collation").ToString
ddlCollation.DataBind()

Fine and well, but how can I add the selected value, I have one specific that I want to be selected by default, I know I can just copy it to the top of the xml file but curious if there is a programatical way to do it.