CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS


We  hereby  consent  to the  incorporation  by  reference  in this  Registration
Statement on Form N-1A of our reports dated  February 21, 2003,  relating to the
financial  statements and financial  highlights which appear in the December 31,
2002 Annual Reports to Shareholders of The Avatar  Advantage  Equity  Allocation
Fund and The Avatar  Advantage  Balanced Fund,  each a series of Advisors Series
Trust, which are also incorporated by reference into the Registration Statement.
We also consent to the reference to us under the heading "Financial  Highlights"
in such Registration Statement.


/s/PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

New York, New York
August 19, 2003