vb.org Archive - Capturing the selected value

I have the following code in my php file. The code creates a dropdown in my template of all the teams in the vbcontest_teams_ncaafootball database. I want it to capture the selected team and write it to a different table in the database. If I include the write to db part inside the while loop -- it writes all 12 options (so you can't tell what was selected. If you put it outside of the while loop, it writes a blank. Any ideas on what needs to be there to capture the selected value in the dropdown? See the screenshot if it helps you visualize it.

Code:

if ($_GET['action'] == "createweek")  {

 

$query_teams=$vbulletin->db->query('select team_name from ' . TABLE_PREFIX . 'vbcontest_teams_ncaafootball'); 

 $teams='';

 while($tea=$vbulletin->db->fetch_array($query_teams)){

 $selected='';

 if(@$_REQUEST['team_name']==$tea['team_name'])

 $selected=' selected';

 $teams.="<option value=\\\"".$tea['team_name']."\\\"$selected>".$tea['team_name']."</option>";

 

$errormessage = "<center>Congratulations!  You have successfully created your contest.  You can now advance to creating weeks.  Click below to begin or use the navigation in the adminCP.<br><br><a href=/forums/admincp/contestv2admin2.php?action=createweek>Click here to continue on and create a week for your contest</a href>";

$answerall = true;

}

if ($_POST['action'] == "submit") {

  if ($num == '5)

  {

     $errormessage = "$vbulletin->userinfo[username], you have 5 contests in the database already.  Please delete one before continuing.  Maintaining your contests will provide for quicker queries and better results for your users.";

  eval('print_output("' . fetch_template('STANDARD_ERROR') . '");');

     exit();

  } 

 eval('$formsend = "' . fetch_template('vBContestanswers') . '";');

$db->query_write("INSERT INTO " . TABLE_PREFIX . "vbcontest_teams_ncaafootball (`team_name`) VALUES ('\\\"".$tea['team_name']."\\\"$selected')");

 

}

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