Maybe it is because of the region you applied for. Fulbright Hays had allocated fellowships for certain regions like Near East, Africa etc. If they had a lot of applications for the same region, it might be more competitive.
Today I contacted the iie office regarding the fellowship notifications and they said that they will notify students early next week latest. Fingers crossed!
I got my reviewers comments as well,, 99-93. I got this message from my fulbright coordinator "I have received a message from the US Student Programs IIE about possible funding for some of our Fulbright Hays applicants. Your name was on a list of students who may be considered for this opportunity. "