CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS




We consent to the references to our firm in the Post-Effective  Amendment to the
Registration  Statement on Form N-1A of Advisors  Series Trust and to the use of
our report dated  January 29, 2002 on the  financial  statements  and  financial
highlights of Gilford  Oakwood  Equity Fund, a series of Advisors  Series Trust.
Such  financial  statements and financial  highlights  appear in the 2001 Annual
Report to Shareholders  which is incorporated by reference into the Statement of
Additional Information.



                                                 /s/      TAIT, WELLER & BAKER

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
June 28, 2002