Yes, this is a national rule and no matter how unfair it may seem it will not change unless the majority of states petition to do so. Even then it might not change. The fact of the matter is, if you run a 16 man bracket in one day this situation is very likely to happen. Everyone knows this going in, so you have to live with it. I too have had wrestlers forfeit third place because of five matches, that's the rule and the whole nation has to adhere to it.