CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS
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We  hereby  consent  to the  incorporation  by  reference  in this  Registration
Statement on Form N-1A of Advisors  Series Trust of our reports  dated  December
18, 2003,  relating to the financial  statements and financial  highlights which
appear in the  October  31,  2003 Annual  Report to  Shareholders  of  Provident
Investment  Counsel Twenty Fund I, 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
December 18, 2003