CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS


We  hereby  consent  to the  incorporation  by  reference  in this  Registration
Statement  on Form N-1A of our report  dated  March 21,  2003,  relating  to the
financial  statements and financial  highlights which appears in the January 31,
2003 Annual Report to  Shareholders of Jacobs & Company Mutual Fund, a series of
Advisors  Series  Trust,  which  are also  incorporated  by  reference  into the
Registration  Statement.  We also  consent  to the  references  to us under  the
headings  "Financial  Highlights" and "Service  Providers" in such  Registration
Statement.




/s/ PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
New York, New York
May 28, 2003