Auditor Consent

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 November 12, 2004 on the financial statements and financial highlights of Edgar Lomax Value Fund, a series of Advisor Series Trust. Such financial statements and financial highlights appear in the 2004 Annual Report to Shareholders which is incorporated by reference into the Statement of Additional Information.