Why does the NCAA tourney have 33 wrestlers in each weight?

Dumb question time:
I've asked before on other message boards, but I've never actually encountered someone who knew the answer for sure. Why does the NCAA have 33 wrestlers per class in the tourney, which necessitates the pig-tail matches? The general consensus seems to be that there's something magical, symbolic, and/or traditional about having 330 wrestlers in the tournament, but nobody seems to know the back story. Is there anyone around here who can shed some light on this? It just seems really odd to me.
[Post edited by brickhaus at 03/14/2017 5:05PM]

Posted: 03/14/2017 at 4:49PM

Why does the NCAA tourney have 33 wrestlers in each weight? -- brickhaus 03/14/2017 4:49PM

Re: Why does the NCAA tourney have 33 wrestlers in each weight? -- OlympicDad 03/15/2017 08:44AM

That kinda makes sense -- brickhaus 03/15/2017 11:32AM

Interesting so the 2 pigtails are completely random at large picks? -- Hokie Flyer 03/15/2017 08:58AM

No just random placement on the bracket. The At-larges weren't random. ** -- vivitron73 03/15/2017 09:06AM

Thanks, this makes sense. ** -- Hokie Flyer 03/15/2017 10:52AM

My guess. Best way to determine #3? Otherwise, there's a 3rd place winner -- 48zip 03/15/2017 07:45AM

That's not it -- brickhaus 03/15/2017 11:37AM

Crap. My mind has totally gone to mush. I'd delete it, but -- 48zip 03/15/2017 2:11PM

Why is there 68 teams in the NCAA with 4 pigtails? ** -- Hokie Flyer 03/14/2017 6:55PM

Easy: $$$$$$$$$$$$$$ ** -- brickhaus 03/15/2017 11:42AM

Why does the NCAA tourney have 33 wrestlers in each weight?

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