The possibility for wrestling more than five matches in a day exists in any bracketed one-day tournament where there is a need to bracket twelve wrestlers or more in a weight class.
The problem begins thusly; in order to have a full 8 man bracket tournament, more than 8 teams are needed to participate. As many as 12 to 14 schools may be needed; some weights will have fewer than 8 wrestlers, but some may have 12 or 13!
The problem is then what to do with the "extra" wrestlers in each weight class? Pig tail them (lose one and your done) or bracket them into the tournament using a 12/16 man bracket? If a 12/16 man bracket is used the possibility exists for 5+ matches in a day if a wrestler in one of the "extra" brackets loses his first match but wrestles all the way back through the consolation side.
It is not so rare of a problem as some might think. It would seem that the use of criterion in those situations is preferrable to flipping a coin. Another way was used in a Nebraska tournament we used to attend. The 3&4 place points were divided evenly between the two affected teams and both wrestlers received a third place medal.
