Exhibit 99(j)

                       CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS

We  hereby  consent  to the  incorporation  by  reference  in this  Registration
Statement  on Form N-1A of our report  dated  October 6, 2000,  relating  to the
financial  statements  and financial  highlights  which appear in the August 30,
2000  Annual  Report to  Shareholders  of  Chartwell  Large  Cap Value  Fund and
Chartwell Small Cap Value Fund (each a series of Advisors Series Trust) which is
also incorporated by reference into the Registration  Statement. We also consent
to the references to us under the headings  "General  Information" and Financial
Statements" in such Registration Statement.


/s/ PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

New York, New York
September 20, 2001