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Exhibit (j)(2)
CONSENT OF ERNST & YOUNG LLP, INDEPENDENT AUDITORS
We consent to the reference to our firm under the caption "Financial
Highlights" in the Prospectus and to the incorporation by reference in
this Post-Effective Amendment No. 55 to the Registration Statement (Form N-1A)
(No. 33-488/811-4416) of Armada Funds of our reports dated July 7, 2000,
included in the 2000 Annual Reports to shareholders.
/S/ ERNST & YOUNG LLP
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Ernst & Young LLP
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
December , 2000
