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   AS FILED WITH THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION ON DECEMBER 17, 1997.
    
                                                                FILE NO. 33-8982
                                                                ICA NO. 811-4852

                     U.S. SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

                                    FORM N-1A

           REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933 [X]

                        PRE-EFFECTIVE AMENDMENT NO. _____          [ ]

   
                      POST-EFFECTIVE AMENDMENT NO. 35              [X]
                                       AND
    
                        REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE
                       INVESTMENT COMPANY ACT OF 1940              [X]

   
                                AMENDMENT NO. 36
    

                             THE VICTORY PORTFOLIOS
           (EXACT NAME OF REGISTRANT AS SPECIFIED IN TRUST INSTRUMENT)

                                3435 STELZER ROAD
                              COLUMBUS, OHIO 43219
                     (ADDRESS OF PRINCIPAL EXECUTIVE OFFICE)

                                 (800) 362-5365
                        (AREA CODE AND TELEPHONE NUMBER)

                                    COPY TO:

GEORGE O. MARTINEZ, ESQ.                      CARL FRISCHLING, ESQ.
BISYS FUND SERVICES                           KRAMER, LEVIN, NAFTALIS & FRANKEL
3435 STELZER ROAD                             919 THIRD AVENUE
COLUMBUS, OHIO 43219                          NEW YORK,NEW YORK 10022
(NAME AND ADDRESS OF AGENT FOR SERVICE)


IT IS PROPOSED THAT THIS FILING WILL BECOME EFFECTIVE:

   
[x]     IMMEDIATELY UPON FILING              [ ]  ON (         ) PURSUANT TO
        PURSUANT TO PARAGRAPH (b)                 PARAGRAPH (b)
                                          
                                          
[ ]     60 DAYS AFTER FILING                 [ ]  (        ) PURSUANT TO
        PURSUANT TO PARAGRAPH (a)(1)              PARAGRAPH (a)(1)
                                          
[ ]     75 DAYS AFTER FILING PURSUANT TO     [ ]  ON (         ) PURSUANT TO
        PARAGRAPH (a)(2)                          PARAGRAPH (a)(2) OF RULE 485.
                                         
IF APPROPRIATE, CHECK THE FOLLOWING BOX:

[ ]     THIS POST-EFFECTIVE  AMENDMENT  DESIGNATES A NEW EFFECTIVE DATE FOR A
        PREVIOUSLY FILED POST-EFFECTIVE AMENDMENT.
       


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THE VICTORY PORTFOLIOS



                              CROSS-REFERENCE SHEET

                             THE VICTORY PORTFOLIOS
   
                           REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT FUND
    

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
Item Number
 Form N-1A
    Part A                                              Prospectus Caption
- ------------                                            ------------------
   
The purpose of this filing is to add language  incorporating  by  reference  the
Prospectus which was inadvertently deleted from Post-Effective  Amendment No. 33
to the  Registrant's  Registration  Statement  on Form  N-1A  which was filed on
November 25, 1997 (accession number 0000922423-97-000978).

The Registrant has filed the information  required in the prospectus of the Real
Estate  Investment Fund in the definitive  filing of the prospectus  pursuant to
Rule  497(c)  of the  Securities  Act of  1933 on  April  24,  1997,  (accession
0000922423-97-000399)  and was further supplemented by a sticker dated September
1, 1997 (filed August 29, 1997, acccession number 0000922423-97-000708) and such
prospectus is hereby  incorporated by reference.  The Registrant has amended the
Real Estate  Investment Fund  prospectus  solely for the purpose of updating the
financial highlights of the Real Estate Investment Fund.
    
<S>      <C>                                            <C>
1.       Cover Page                                     Cover Page; Introduction 

2.       Synopsis                                       Fund Expenses

3.       Condensed Financial Information                Financial Highlights

4.       General Description of Registrant              Introduction; Investment Objectives, 
                                                        Policies and Strategies; Risk Factors;
                                                        Investment Limitations; Additional Information

5.       Management of the Fund                         Organization and Management of the Fund

6.A.     Management's Discussion of Fund                Investment Performance
         Performance

7.       Capital Stock and Other Securities             INVESTING WITH VICTORY; How to Purchase
                                                        Shares; How to Exchange Shares; How to Redeem
                                                        Shares; Dividends, Distributions and Taxes; Fund
                                                        Organization and Fees; Additional Information

8.       Purchase of Securities Being Offered           How to Purchase Shares; How to Exchange Shares

9.       Redemption or Repurchase                       How to Exchange Shares; How to Redeem Shares

10.      Pending Legal Proceedings                      Inapplicable
</TABLE>


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THE VICTORY PORTFOLIOS

   
                              CROSS REFERENCE SHEET
                             THE VICTORY PORTFOLIOS
                           REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT FUND
    


<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
Item Number
 Form N-1A                                                Statement of Additional
  Part B                                                  Information Caption
- ------------                                              ----------------------
   
The purpose of this filing is to add language  incorporating  by  reference  the
Statement  of  Additional  Information  which  was  inadvertently  deleted  from
Post-Effective  Amendment No. 33 to the Registrant's  Registration  Statement on
Form  N-1A   which  was  filed  on   November   25,   1997   (accession   number
0000922423-97-000978).

The Registrant has filed the information required in the statement of additional
information  in the  definitive  filing of the combined  Statement of Additional
Information  pursuant to Rule 497(c) of the  Securities Act of 1933 on March 10,
1997 (accession  number  0000922423-97-000200)  and was further  supplemented by
stickers  dated  September  1, 1997 (filed  August 28,  1997,  accession  number
0000922423-97-000710)  and June 30, 1997 (filed June 27, 1997,  accession number
000922423-97-000503)  and such  Statement of  Additional  Information  is hereby
incorporated by reference.
    
<S>      <C>                                               <C>
Item Number
 Form N-1A                                              


10.      Cover Page                                         Cover Page

11.      Table of Contents                                  Table of Contents

12.      General Information and History                    Additional Information

13.      Investment Objectives and Policies                 Investment Objectives and Investment Policies 
                                                            and Limitations

14.      Management of the Fund                             Trustees and Officers

15.      Control Persons and Principal                      Additional Information
         Holders of Securities

16.      Investment Advisory and Other                      Advisory and Other Contracts
         Services

17.      Brokerage Allocation and Other Practices           Advisory and Other Contracts

18.      Capital Stock and Other Securities                 Valuation of Portfolio Securities For the Money 
                                                            Market Funds; Valuation of Portfolio Securities 
                                                            for the Taxable Bond Funds and the Tax-Free Bond Funds;
                                                            Additional Purchase, Exchange and Redemption Information;
                                                            Additional Information

19.      Purchase, Redemption and Pricing                   Valuation of Portfolio Securities For the Money 
                                                            Market Funds; Valuation of Portfolio Securities 
                                                            for the Taxable Bond Funds and the Tax-Free Bond Funds; 
         of Securities Being Offered                        Additional Purchase, Exchange and Redemption Information;
                                                            Performance of the Money Market Funds; Performance of 
                                                            the Non-Money Market Funds; Additional Information

20.      Tax Status                                         Dividends and Distributions; Taxes

21.      Underwriters                                       Advisory and Other Contracts

22.      Calculation of Performance Data                    Performance; Additional Information

23.      Financial Statements
</TABLE>


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                             The Victory Portfolios
                        The Real Estate Investment Fund
                       Supplement Dated November 25, 1997
       to the Prospectus Dated March 1, 1997, as Previously Supplemented

The Victory Real Estate Investment Fund Prospectus is supplemented as follows:

                The date of the Prospectus is November 25, 1997

The following table is added to the Prospectus  after page 6 immediately  before
the section titled "Risk Factors."

                              Financial Highlights
                        The Real Estate Investment Fund

The Financial  Highlights describe the Real Estate Investment Fund's returns and
operating  expenses over time.  This table shows the results of an investment in
one share of the Real Estate Investment Fund for the period indicated.



                                                            April 30, 1997
                                                               through
                                                               October 31,
                                                                1997(a)
                                                            --------------

        Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period                 $       10.00
                                                            --------------
        Investment Activities
                Net investment income                                 0.23
                Net realized and unrealized losses
                     from investments                                 2.01
                                                            --------------
                     Total from Investment Activ             $        2.24
                                                            --------------
        Distributions
                Net investment income                                (0.17)
                In excess of net investment income                    0.00
                Net realized gains                                    0.00
                                                            --------------
                     Total Distributions                             (0.17)
                                                            --------------
        Net Asset Value, End of Period                       $       12.07
                                                            ==============

        Total Return (excludes sales charges)                       22.42% (b)

        Ratios/Supplemental Data:
        Net Assets, End of Period (000)                      $       4,376
        Ratio of expenses to
             average net assets                                      0.00% (c)
        Ratio of net investment income
             to average net assets                                   5.11% (c)
        Ratio of expenses to
             average net assets*                                     2.76% (c)
        Ratio of net investment income
             to average net assets*                                  2.35% (c)
        Portfolio turnover                                             60%
        Average commission rate paid (d)                      $     0.0464

- ---------------------------
     *    During  the  period,  certain  fees were  voluntarily  reduced  and/or
          reimbursed.  If such voluntary fee  reductions and /or  reimbursements
          had not occurred, the ratios would have been as indicated.
     (a)  Period from commencement of operations.
     (b)  Not annualized.
     (c)  Annualized.
     (d)  Represents  the total dollar amount of  commissions  paid on portfolio
          security  transactions divided by total number of shares purchased and
          sold by the Fund for which commissions were charged.


     The Financial  Highlights are not audited.  This information should be read
     in conjunction with the Real Estate Investment Fund's financial statements,
     which are incorporated by reference in the SAI.


     Please insert this  Supplement  into the front of your  Prospectus.  If you
     would  like  to  obtain   more   information,   please  call  the  Fund  at
     800-KEY-FUND(R)


                                  VF-REIF-SUP2


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                             THE VICTORY PORTFOLIOS

                      Supplement Dated November 25, 1997 to
              the Statement of Additional Information ("SAI") dated
                                 March 1, 1997,
               As Supplemented June 30, 1997 and September 1, 1997

                            The Victory Balanced Fund
                       The Victory Diversified Stock Fund
                       The Victory Financial Reserves Fund
                           The Victory Fund For Income
                      The Victory Government Mortgage Fund
                             The Victory Growth Fund
                   The Victory Institutional Money Market Fund
                      The Victory Intermediate Income Fund
                      The Victory International Growth Fund
                    The Victory Investment Quality Bond Fund
                           The Victory Lakefront Fund
                      The Victory Limited Term Income Fund
                    The Victory National Municipal Bond Fund
                       The Victory New York Tax-Free Fund
                      The Victory Ohio Municipal Bond Fund
                  The Victory Ohio Municipal Money Market Fund
                      The Victory Ohio Regional Stock Fund
                       The Victory Prime Obligations Fund
                     The Victory Real Estate Investment Fund
                         The Victory Special Growth Fund
                         The Victory Special Value Fund
                          The Victory Stock Index Fund
                     The Victory Tax-Free Money Market Fund
                  The Victory U.S. Government Obligations Fund
                             The Victory Value Fund



The SAI of the above Funds is supplemented as follows:

1.   Effective November 25, 1997, the following  information  replaces the first
     sentence in the first paragraph in the SAI:

"This  Statement of Additional  Information  is not a prospectus,  but should be
read  in   conjunction   with  each   prospectus   of  The  Victory   Portfolios
(individually,  a "Prospectus," and collectively,  the "Prospectuses"),  each of
which is dated March 1, 1997 except for the  Prospectus  for the Lakefront  Fund
and the combined  Prospectus for Financial  Reserves Fund,  Ohio Municipal Money
Market  Fund,  Prime  Obligations  Fund,  Tax-Free  Money  Market  Fund and U.S.
Government  Obligations  Fund,  both of which  are dated  June 30,  1997 and the
Prospectus  for the Real  Estate  Investment  Fund which is dated  November  25,
1997."


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2.   On page 88 under  "Performance of the Non-Money  Market Funds" in the chart
     under the subsection "Standardized Yield", add the following:

================================================================================
                                                 YIELD FOR THE 30-DAY PERIOD
FUND                                                ENDED OCTOBER 31, 1997
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Lakefront Fund                                             1.47%
================================================================================


================================================================================
                                                  YIELD FOR THE 30-DAY PERIOD
FUND                                                ENDED OCTOBER 31, 1997
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Real Estate Investment Fund                                3.51%
================================================================================



3.   Effective  November 25, 1997,  the following  paragraph  under  "Additional
     Information"  and  the  subsection  "Miscellaneous"  on page  133,  add the
     following:

     "The 1996 Annual Report and 1997 Semi-Annual  Report to shareholders of The
     Victory Portfolios are incorporated herein in their entirety. These reports
     include the financial statements for the fiscal year ended October 31, 1996
     and for the  semi-annual  period ended April 30,  1997.  The opinion in the
     Annual  Report of Coopers & Lybrand  L.L.P.,  independent  accountants,  is
     incorporated  herein  in its  entirety  to such  Annual  Report,  and  such
     financial  statements are  incorporated  in their  entirety.  The unaudited
     financial  statements for The Victory Real Estate  Investment  Fund for the
     period ended October 31, 1997 are also incorporated herein."



Please  keep this  Supplement  with your SAI.  Investors  wishing to obtain more
information should call the Funds at 800-KEY-FUND(R) or 800-539-3863.



                                  VF-SAI-SUP3



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THE VICTORY PORTFOLIOS


                             Registration Statement
                                       of
                             THE VICTORY PORTFOLIOS
                                       on
                                    Form N-1A


PART C.    OTHER INFORMATION

Item 24.  Financial Statements and Exhibits

     (a)  Financial Statements:

          Included in Part A:

   
          Financial Highlights for the Real Estate Investment Fund
    

          Included in Part B:

   
          Financial   Statements  and  the  Reports   thereon  for  The  Victory
          Portfolios  for the six month period ended April 30, 1997  included in
          the SemiAnnual Report to Shareholders and Financial Statements and the
          Reports  thereon for The Victory  Portfolios for the fiscal year ended
          October 31, 1997,  included in the Annual  Report to  Shareholder  are
          incorporated  herein  by  reference  in the  Statement  of  Additional
          Information  from the Rule 30-D filing made by the  Registrant on June
          23, 1997  (Accession  Number  0000906197-97-000036)  and on January 1,
          1997 (Accession Number  0000950152-97-000146),  respectively.  For the
          Real  Estate  Investment  Fund,  unaudited  financial  reports for the
          period  ended  October 31, 1997 are  incorporated  in Part B and filed
          herewith as Exhibit 99.B12(b).
    


         (b)      Exhibits:

EX-99.B1 (a)      Declaration  of Trust dated  December 6, 1995 is  incorporated
                  herein by  reference  to Exhibit  99B.1(a)  to  Post-Effective
                  Amendment No. 26 to the Registrant's Registration Statement on
                  Form N-1A filed electronically on December 28, 1995, accession
                  number 0000950152-95-003085.

EX-99.B2 By-Laws adopted December 6, 1995 are  incorporated  herein by reference
         to Exhibit 99.B2 to Post-Effective Amendment No. 26 to the Registrant's
         Registration  Statement on Form N-1A filed  electronically  on December
         28, 1995, accession number 0000950152-95- 003085.

EX-99.B3 None.

EX-99.B4 None.


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EX-99.B5  (a)  Investment  Advisory Agreement dated as of March 1, 1997, between
               the Registrant and Key Asset  Management  Inc. is is incorporated
               herein  by  reference  to  Exhibit  99.B5(a)  to Post-  Effective
               Amendment No. 34 to the  Registrant's  Registration  Statement on
               Form N-1A filed  electronically  on December 12, 1997,  accession
               number 0000922423-97-1015.

          (b)  Investment  Advisory  Agreement  between the  Registrant  and Key
               Asset  Management Inc.  regarding  Lakefront Fund and Real Estate
               Investment Fund is is incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit
               99.B5(b) to Post- Effective  Amendment No. 34 o the Registrant's
               Registration  Statement  on Form  N-1A  filed  electronically  on
               December 12, 1997, accession number 0000922423-97-1015.


          (c)  Investment  Sub-Advisory  Agreement  between Key Asset Management
               Inc.  and  Lakefront  Capital   Investors,   Inc.  regarding  the
               Lakefront Fund is is incorporated  herein by reference to Exhibit
               99.B5(c) to Post- Effective  Amendment No. 35 to the Registrant's
               Registration  Statement  on Form  N-1A  filed  electronically  on
               December 12, 1997, accession number 0000922423-97-1015.
    

EX-99.B6  (a)  Distribution  Agreement dated June 1, 1996 between the Registrant
               and BISYS  Fund  Services  Limited  Partnership  is  incorporated
               herein  by  reference  to  Exhibit  99.B6(a)  to   Post-Effective
               Amendment No. 30 to the  Registrant's  Registration  Statement on
               Form N-1A filed electronically on July 30, 1996, accession number
               0000922423-96-000344.

          (b)  Form  of  Broker-Dealer   Agreement  is  incorporated  herein  by
               reference to Exhibit 99.B6(b) to Post-Effective  Amendment No. 27
               to the  Registrant's  Registration  Statement  on Form N-1A filed
               electronically   on   January   31,   1996,    accession   number
               0000922423-96-000047.

EX-99.B7   None.

EX-99.B8  (a)  Amended and Restated Mutual Fund Custody  Agreement dated May 24,
               1995 by and between the Registrant and Key Trust Custody of Ohio,
               N.A.  is  incorporated  herein by  reference  to Exhibit  8(a) to
               Post-Effective Amendment No. 22 to the Registrant's  Registration
               Statement on Form N-1A filed on August 28, 1995.

          (b)  Custody Agreement dated May 31, 1996 between Morgan Stanley Trust
               Company and Key Trust Company of Ohio is  incorporated  herein by
               reference to Exhibit 99.B8(c) to Post-Effective  Amendment No. 30
               to the  Registrant's  Registration  Statement  on Form N-1A filed
               electronically    on   July   30,    1996,    accession    number
               0000922423-96-000344.

EX-99.B9  (a)  Administration   Agreement   dated  June  1,  1996   between  the
               Registrant  and  BISYS  Fund  Services  Limited   Partnership  is
               incorporated   herein  by  reference   to  Exhibit   99.B9(a)  to
               Post-Effective Amendment No. 30 to the Registrant's  Registration
               Statement  on Form N-1A filed  electronically  on July 30,  1996,
               accession number 0000922423-96-000344.

          (b)  Transfer Agency and Service Agreement dated July 12, 1996 between
               the  Registrant  and  State  Street  Bank and  Trust  Company  is
               incorporated   herein  by  reference   to  Exhibit   99.B9(b)  to
               Post-Effective Amendment No. 30 to the Registrant's  Registration
               Statement  on Form N-1A filed  electronically  on July 30,  1996,
               accession number 0000922423-96-000344.


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          (c)  Fund  Accounting   Agreement  dated  May  31,  1995  between  the
               Registrant  and BISYS Fund Services  Ohio,  Inc.,  and Schedule A
               thereto,  are incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 9(d) to
               Post-Effective Amendment No. 22 to the Registrant's  Registration
               Statement on Form N-1A filed on August 28, 1995.

          (d)  Shareholder  Servicing  Plan  dated  June 5, 1995 with an amended
               Schedule  I  dated  March  1,  1997  is  incorporated  herein  by
               reference to Exhibit 99.B9(d) to Post-Effective  Amendment No. 31
               to the  Registrant's  Registration  Statement  on Form N-1A filed
               electronically   on   February   7,   1997,    accession   number
               0000922423-97- 000066.

          (e)  Form of Shareholder Servicing Agreement is incorporated herein by
               reference to Exhibit 99.B8(e) to Post-Effective  Amendment No. 26
               to the  Registrant's  Registration  Statement  on Form N-1A filed
               electronically   on   December   28,   1995,   accession   number
               0000950152-95-003085.

EX-99.B10 (a)  Opinion of Counsel was filed with  Registrant's Rule 24f-2 Notice
               in respect of the  period  ending  October  31,  1996,  submitted
               electronically   on   December   23,   1996,   accession   number
               0000950152-96-006841.

EX-99.B11 (a) Consent of Kramer, Levin, Naftalis & Frankel is filed herewith.

          (b) Consent of Coopers & Lybrand L.L.P. is filed herewith.
   

EX-99.B12 (a)  Audited  financial  reports for the period ended October 31, 1996
               are  incorporated  herein  by  reference  to  Exhibit  99.B12  to
               Post-Effective Amendment No. 31 to the Registrant's  Registration
               Statement on Form N-1A filed  electronically on February 7, 1997,
               accession number 000922423-97-000066.

          (b)  Unaudited financial reports for the period ended October 31, 1997
               with  respect  to the Real  Estate  Invesetment  Fund  are  filed
               herewith.
    

EX-99.B13 (a)  Purchase Agreement dated November 12, 1986 between Registrant and
               Physicians  Insurance  Company of Ohio is incorporated  herein by
               reference to Exhibit 13 to  Pre-Effective  Amendment No. 1 to the
               Registrant's   Registration  Statement  on  Form  N-1A  filed  on
               November 13, 1986.

          (b)  Purchase Agreement dated October 15, 1989 is incorporated  herein
               by reference to Exhibit 13(b) to  Post-Effective  Amendment No. 7
               to the Registrant's  Registration Statement on Form N-1A filed on
               December 1, 1989.

          (c)  Purchase Agreement is incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit
               13(c)  to Post-  Effective  Amendment  No. 7 to the  Registrant's
               Registration Statement on Form N-1A filed on December 1, 1989.

EX-99.B14  None.


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EX-99.B15 (a)  Distribution  and Service Plan dated June 5, 1995 for The Victory
               Portfolios  Class A Shares  of  Government  Bond  Fund,  National
               Municipal  Bond Fund,  New York Tax-Free  Fund,  Fund for Income,
               Financial  Reserves Fund,  Institutional  Money Market Fund, Ohio
               Municipal  Money  Market  Fund  Lakefront  Fund and  Real  Estate
               Investment  Fund with  amended  Schedule I dated March 1, 1997 is
               incorporated   herein  by  reference  to  Exhibit   99.B15(a)  to
               Post-Effective Amendment No. 31 to the Registrant's  Registration
               Statement on Form N-1A filed  electronically on February 7, 1997,
               accession number 0000922423-97-000066.

          (b)  Distribution  Plan  dated  June 5,  1995 for  Class B  Shares  of
               National  Municipal Bond Fund,  Government Bond Fund and New York
               Tax-Free Fund and adopted  December 6, 1995 for Class B Shares of
               Balanced Fund, Diversified Stock Fund, International Growth Fund,
               Ohio Regional Stock Fund, Special Value Fund, Institutional Money
               Market Fund and U.S. Government  Obligations Fund is incorporated
               by reference to Exhibit 99.B15(b) to Post-Effective Amendment No.
               22 to the Registrant's  Registration Statement on Form N-1A filed
               on August  28,  1995,  and the  updated  schedule  thereto  dated
               December 6, 1995 is  incorporated  by reference to Exhibit 99B(b)
               to   Post-Effective   Amendment   No.  27  to  the   Registrant's
               Registration  Statement  on Form  N-1A  filed  electronically  on
               January 31, 1996, accession number 0000922423-96-000047.

EX-99.B16 (a)  Forms of computation of  performance  quotation are  incorporated
               herein by reference to Exhibit 16 to Post-Effective Amendment No.
               19 to the Registrant's  Registration Statement on Form N-1A filed
               on December 23, 1994.

          (b)  Forms of computation  of  performance  quotation for the Balanced
               Fund,  Diversified  Stock Fund,  International  Growth Fund, Ohio
               Regional  Stock  Fund and  Special  Value  Fund are  incorporated
               herein  by  reference  to  Exhibit  99.B16(b)  to  Post-Effective
               Amendment No. 30 to the  Registrant's  Registration  Statement on
               Form N-1A filed electronically on July 30, 1996, accession number
               0000922423- 96-000344.

          (c)  Forms of computation  of performance  quotation for the Lakefront
               Fund and U. S. Government  Obligations  Fund - Investor Class are
               incorporated   herein  by  reference  to  Exhibit   99.B16(c)  to
               Post-Effective Amendment No. 32 to the Registrant's  Registration
               Statement  on Form N-1A filed  electronically  on June 27,  1997,
               accession  number   0000922423-97-000530.   
   
          (d)  Computation  of   performance   quotation  for  the  Real  Estate
               Investment Fund is filed herewith.

EX-99.B17      Financial  Data  Schedule for the period ended  October 31, 1997,
               with respect to the Real Estate Investment Fund is filed herewith
               as Exhibit 27.
    

EX-99.B18 (a)  Rule 18f-3  Multi-Class  Plan adopted  effective  June 5, 1995 is
               incorporated  by  reference  to  Exhibit  17  to   Post-Effective
               Amendment No. 22 to the  Registrant's  Registration  Statement on
               Form N-1A filed on August 28, 1995.


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          (b)  Amended and Restated Rule 18f-3  Multi-Class Plan effective as of
               December 6, 1995 is  incorporated  herein by reference to Exhibit
               99.B18(b) to Post-Effective  Amendment No. 26 to the Registrant's
               Registration  Statement  on Form  N-1A  filed  electronically  on
               December 28, 1995, accession number 0000950152-95-003085.

          (c)  Amended and Restated Rule 18f-3  Multi-Class Plan effective as of
               February 14, 1996 is incorporated  herein by reference to Exhibit
               99.B18(c) to Post-Effective  Amendment No. 28 to the Registrant's
               Registration  Statement  on Form  N-1A  filed  electronically  on
               February 28, 1996, accession number 0000922423-96-000106.

EX-99.B19 (a)  Power of Attorney of Leigh A.  Wilson is  incorporated  herein by
               reference to Exhibit 99.B P of A to Post-Effective  Amendment No.
               27 to Registrant's Registration Statement on Form N-1A and Powers
               of  Attorney  of  Robert G.  Brown,  Edward  P.  Campbell,  Harry
               Gazelle, Stanley I. Landgraf,  Thomas F. Morrissey and H. Patrick
               Swygert are incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 99.B P of
               A  to  Post-Effective   Amendment  No.  26  to  the  Registrant's
               Registration  Statement  on Form  N-1A  filed  electronically  on
               January  31,  1996,  accession  number  0000922423-96-000047  and
               December  28,  1995,   accession   number   0000950152-95-003085,
               respectively.


Item 25.   Persons Controlled by or under Common Control with Registrant.

           None.


Item 26.   Number of Holders of Securities.

As of  September  30,  1997 the  number  of record  holders  of each Fund of the
Registrant were as follows:

                                                                  Number of
           Title of Fund                                        Record Holders

           Balanced Fund
                  Class A Shares                                      1,317
                  Class B Shares                                        264

           Diversified Stock Fund
                  Class A Shares                                     11,706
                  Class B Shares                                      2,751

           Financial Reserves Fund                                      124

           Fund For Income                                            1,525


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           Government Mortgage Fund                                    310

           Growth Fund                                                 480

           Intermediate Income Fund                                    248

           International Growth Fund
                  Class A Shares                                     1,348
                  Class B Shares                                        53

           Institutional Money Market Fund
                  Select Class Shares                                   23
                  Investor Class Shares                                 36

           Investment Quality Bond Fund                              1,778

           Lakefront Fund                                               57

           Limited Term Income Fund                                    554

           National Municipal Bond Fund
                  Class A Shares                                     1,277
                  Class B Shares                                        69

           New York Tax-Free Fund

                  Class A Shares                                       489
                  Class B Shares                                       100

           Ohio Municipal Bond Fund                                    318

           Ohio Municipal Money Market Fund                            147

           Ohio Regional Stock Fund

                  Class A Shares                                     1,188
                  Class B Shares                                       104

           Prime Obligations Fund                                    1,220

           Real Estate Investment Fund                                 120

           Special Growth Fund                                         347

           Special Value Fund
                  Class A Shares                                     3,884
                  Class B Shares                                       165

           Stock Index Fund                                            493


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           Tax Free Money Market Fund                                   85

           U.S. Government Obligations Fund

                  Select Class Shares                                  331
                  Investor Class Shares                                113

           Value Fund                                                  189


Item 27.   Indemnification

           Article  X,  Section  10.02  of  the   Registrant's   Delaware  Trust
           Instrument,  incorporated herein as Exhibit 99.B1(a) hereto, provides
           for the  indemnification  of Registrant's  Trustees and officers,  as
           follows:

           "SECTION 10.02  INDEMNIFICATION.

          (a)  Subject to the exceptions and limitations contained in Subsection
               10.02(b):

                    (i) every  person who is, or has been,  a Trustee or officer
           of the Trust (hereinafter referred to as a "Covered Person") shall be
           indemnified  by the  Trust to the  fullest  extent  permitted  by law
           against  liability  and against all expenses  reasonably  incurred or
           paid by him in connection with any claim,  action, suit or proceeding
           in which he becomes involved as a party or otherwise by virtue of his
           being or having been a Trustee or officer and against amounts paid or
           incurred by him in the settlement thereof;

                    (ii) the words "claim,"  "action,"  "suit," or  "proceeding"
           shall  apply to all claims,  actions,  suits or  proceedings  (civil,
           criminal or other, including appeals),  actual or threatened while in
           office or thereafter,  and the words "liability" and "expenses" shall
           include,  without  limitation,  attorneys'  fees,  costs,  judgments,
           amounts paid in settlement, fines, penalties and other liabilities.

          (b)  No  indemnification  shall be  provided  hereunder  to a  Covered
               Person:

                    (i) who  shall  have  been  adjudicated  by a court  or body
           before which the proceeding was brought (A) to be liable to the Trust
           or its  Shareholders  by reason of  willful  misfeasance,  bad faith,
           gross negligence or reckless  disregard of the duties involved in the
           conduct  of his  office or (B) not to have acted in good faith in the
           reasonable  belief  that his action was in the best  interest  of the
           Trust; or

                    (ii) in the event of a  settlement,  unless there has been a
           determination  that such Trustee or officer did not engage in willful
           misfeasance, bad faith, gross negligence or reckless disregard of the
           duties  involved in the  conduct of his  office,  (A) by the court or
           other body  approving the  settlement;  (B) by at least a majority of
           those  Trustees who are neither  Interested  Persons of the Trust nor
           are  parties to the matter  based upon a review of readily  available
           facts (as opposed to a full  trial-type  inquiry);  or (C) by written
           opinion of  independent  legal counsel based upon a review of readily
           available facts (as opposed to a full trial-type inquiry).


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           (c) The  rights of  indemnification  herein  provided  may be insured
           against by  policies  maintained  by the Trust,  shall be  severable,
           shall not be  exclusive  of or affect  any other  rights to which any
           Covered Person may now or hereafter be entitled, shall continue as to
           a person who has ceased to be a Covered Person and shall inure to the
           benefit of the heirs,  executors and administrators of such a person.
           Nothing  contained herein shall affect any rights to  indemnification
           to which  Trust  personnel,  other than  Covered  Persons,  and other
           persons may be entitled by contract or otherwise under law.

           (d) Expenses in connection with the preparation and presentation of a
           defense to any claim,  action,  suit or  proceeding  of the character
           described in Subsection  (a) of this Section 10.02 may be paid by the
           Trust or Series from time to time prior to final disposition  thereof
           upon receipt of an undertaking by or on behalf of such Covered Person
           that such  amount  will be paid over by him to the Trust or Series if
           it  is   ultimately   determined   that   he  is  not   entitled   to
           indemnification  under this Section 10.02;  provided,  however,  that
           either  (i) such  Covered  Person  shall  have  provided  appropriate
           security  for such  undertaking,  (ii) the Trust is  insured  against
           losses  arising out of any such  advance  payments or (iii)  either a
           majority of the  Trustees who are neither  Interested  Persons of the
           Trust nor parties to the matter,  or  independent  legal counsel in a
           written  opinion,  shall  have  determined,  based  upon a review  of
           readily  available facts (as opposed to a trial-type  inquiry or full
           investigation),  that  there is reason to believe  that such  Covered
           Person will be found entitled to  indemnification  under this Section
           10.02."

           Indemnification of the Fund's principal underwriter,  custodian, fund
           accountant,  and transfer  agent is provided  for,  respectively,  in
           Section V of the Distribution  Agreement incorporated by reference as
           Exhibit 6(a) hereto, Section 28 of the Custody Agreement incorporated
           by reference as Exhibit 8(a) hereto, Section 5 of the Fund Accounting
           Agreement  incorporated  by reference  as Exhibit  9(c)  hereto,  and
           Section 7 of the Transfer Agency Agreement  incorporated by reference
           as  Exhibit  9(b)  hereto.  Registrant  has  obtained  from  a  major
           insurance carrier a trustees' and officers' liability policy covering
           certain types of errors and  omissions.  In no event will  Registrant
           indemnify any of its trustees,  officers, employees or agents against
           any  liability  to which such person  would  otherwise  be subject by
           reason of his willful misfeasance,  bad faith, or gross negligence in
           the performance of his duties, or by reason of his reckless disregard
           of the  duties  involved  in the  conduct  of his office or under his
           agreement with Registrant. Registrant will comply with Rule 484 under
           the  Securities  Act of 1933 and Release  11330 under the  Investment
           Company Act of 1940 in connection with any indemnification.

           Insofar as indemnification for liability arising under the Securities
           Act of 1933 may be permitted to trustees,  officers,  and controlling
           persons  or  Registrant  pursuant  to the  foregoing  provisions,  or
           otherwise,  Registrant  has been  advised  that in the opinion of the
           Securities and Exchange  Commission such  indemnification  is against
           public policy as expressed in the Investment  Company Act of 1940, as
           amended, and is, therefore,  unenforceable. In the event that a claim
           for indemnification  against such liabilities (other than the payment
           by Registrant of expenses incurred or paid by a trustee,  officer, or
           controlling  person of  Registrant in the  successful  defense of any
           action, suit, or proceeding) is asserted by such trustee, officer, or
           controlling   person  in  connection   with  the   securities   being
           registered, Registrant will, unless in the opinion of its counsel the
           matter has been settled by controlling  precedent,  submit to a court
           of   appropriate   jurisdiction   the   question   of  whether   such
           indemnification  by it is against  public  policy as expressed in the
           Act and will be governed by the final adjudication of such issue.


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Item 28.   Business and Other Connections of Investment Adviser

          Key Asset  Management Inc.  ("KAM") is the investment  adviser to each
          fund  of  the  Victory  Portfolios.  KAM  is a  wholly-owned  indirect
          subsidiary of KeyCorp,  a bank holding  company which had total assets
          of  approximately  $72 billion as of September 30, 1997.  KeyCorp is a
          leading  financial  institution doing business in 26 states from Maine
          to Alaska,  providing  a full array of trust,  commercial,  and retail
          banking  services.   Its  non-bank   subsidiaries  include  investment
          advisory,   securities   brokerage,   insurance,   bank   credit  card
          processing,  mortgage and leasing  companies.  KAM and its  affiliates
          have over $50 billion in assets under management,  and provides a full
          range of  investment  management  services to personal  and  corporate
          clients.

          Lakefront Capital Investors,  Inc.  ("Lakefront"),  sub-adviser of the
          Lakefront  Fund, The Hanna  Building,  1422 Euclid Avenue,  Suite 840,
          Cleveland, Ohio 44115, was incorporated in 1991.

          To the knowledge of  Registrant,  none of the directors or officers of
          KAM or Lakefront,  except those set forth below, is or has been at any
          time during the past two calendar years engaged in any other business,
          profession,  vocation or employment of a  substantial  nature,  except
          that certain  directors and officers of KAM also hold  positions  with
          KeyCorp or its subsidiaries.

          The principal executive officers and directors of KAM are as follows:

Directors:

          William G.  Spears,  Senior  Managing  Director,  Chairman  and  Chief
          Executive Officer.

          Richard J. Buoncore,  President and Chief Operating Officer and Senior
          Managing Director.

          Anthony Aveni, Senior Managing Director, Also Chief Investment Officer
          of Society Asset Management Division.

          Vincent DeP. Farrell,  Senior Managing Director. Also Chief Investment
          Officer of Spears, Benzak, Salomon & Farrell Division ("SBSF").

          Richard E. Salomon,  Senior Managing Director.  Also President of SBSF
          and Director of Wealth Management.

          Gary R. Martzolf, Senior Managing Director.

Other Officers:

          Charles G. Crane, Senior Managing Director and Chief Market Director.

          James D.  Kacic,  Treasurer,  Chief  Financial  Officer  and  Managing
          Director.


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          Michael Foisel, Assistant Treasurer.

          Robert M.  Siewert,  Chief  Compliance  Officer  and  Director.  Also,
          Assistant Vice President and Compliance Officer, Society.

          William J. Blake, Secretary.

          Steven N. Bulloch,  Assistant  Secretary.  Also, Senior Vice President
          and Senior Counsel of KMC.

          Louis R. Benzak, Senior Managing Director.

          Judith A. Jones, Senior Managing Director.

          Lisa A. Tuckerman, Senior Managing Director.

          Dennis M. Grapo, Senior Managing Director

          Richard A. Janus, Senior Managing Director.

          Kathleen A. Dennis, Senior Managing Director.

         The business address of each of the foregoing individuals is 127 Public
Square, Cleveland, Ohio 44114.

          The  principal  executive  officers and  directors of Lakefront are as
          follows:

          Nathaniel  E.  Carter,  President.  Also Chief  Investment  Officer of
          Lakefront.

          Kenneth A. Louard, Chief Operating Officer.

         The business address of each of the foregoing individuals is 127 Public
Square, Cleveland, Ohio 44114.


Item 29.   Principal Underwriter

     (a)  BISYS Fund Services acts as  distributor  and serves as  administrator
          for the Registrant.

     (b)  Directors,  officers and partners of BISYS Fund  Services,  Inc.,  the
          General Partner of BISYS Fund Services, as of October 24, 1997 were as
          follows:


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          Lynn J. Mangum, Chairman and CEO.

          J. David Huber, President.

          Robert J. McMullan, Executive Vice President, CFO and Treasurer.

          Kevin J. Dell, Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary.

          Michael D. Burns, Vice President.

          Annamaria Porcaro, Assistant Secretary.

          Robert Tuch, Assistant Secretary.

          Dennis Sheehan, Senior Vice President.

          George O. Martinez,  Senior Vice President.  Also Assistant Secretary,
          The Victory Portfolios.

          Mark J. Rybarczyk, Senior Vice President.


         The business address of each of the foregoing individuals is BISYS Fund
Services, Inc., 3435 Stelzer Road, Columbus, Ohio 43215.

Item 30.   Location of Accounts and Records

     (1)   Key  Asset  Management  Inc.,  127  Public  Square,  Cleveland,  Ohio
           44114-1306  (records relating to its functions as investment  adviser
           and sub-administrator).

     (2)   Lakefront Capital Investors, Inc., 127 Public Square, Cleveland, Ohio
           44114-1306   (records   relating  to  its   functions  as  investment
           sub-adviser for the Lakefront Fund only).

     (3)   KeyBank  National  Association,  127 Public Square,  Cleveland,  Ohio
           44114-1306   (records   relating  to  its  functions  as  shareholder
           servicing agent).

     (4)   BISYS Fund Services, 3435 Stelzer Road, Columbus, Ohio 43219 (records
           relating to its  functions  as  administrator,  distributor  and fund
           accountant).

     (5)   State Street Bank and Trust  Company,  225 Franklin  Street,  Boston,
           Massachusetts  02110-  3875  (records  relating to its  functions  as
           transfer agent).

     (6)   Boston  Financial Data  Services,  Inc. Two Heritage  Drive,  Quincy,
           Massachusetts  02171  (records  relating to its functions as dividend
           disbursing agent and shareholder servicing agent).


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     (7)   Key Trust Company of Ohio, N.A., 127 Public Square,  Cleveland,  Ohio
           44114-1306  (records  relating  to its  functions  as  custodian  and
           securities lending agent).

     (8)   Morgan Stanley Trust Company, 1585 Broadway, New York, New York 10036
           (records  relating to its functions as sub-custodian of Balanced Fund
           and International Growth Fund).

Item 31.   Management Services

           None.

Item 32.   Undertakings

     (a)   Registrant  undertakes  to call a  meeting  of  shareholders,  at the
           request of holders of 10% of the Registrant's outstanding shares, for
           the  purpose of voting  upon the  question of removal of a trustee or
           trustees  and  undertakes  to assist  in  communications  with  other
           shareholders  as required by Section 16(c) of the Investment  Company
           Act of 1940.

     (b)   Not applicable.

     (c)   Registrant  undertakes to furnish to each person to whom a prospectus
           is  delivered  a copy of the  Registrant's  latest  Annual  Report to
           Shareholders upon request and without charge.

NOTICE

A copy of the Declaration of Trust of The Victory Portfolios is on file with the
Secretary   of  State  of  Delaware   and  notice  is  hereby  given  that  this
Post-Effective  Amendment to the  Registrant's  Registration  Statement has been
executed  on behalf of the  Registrant  by  officers  of, and  Trustees  of, the
Registrant as officers and as Trustees,  respectively, and not individually, and
that the  obligations of or arising out of this  instrument are not binding upon
any of  the  Trustees,  officers  or  shareholders  of  The  Victory  Portfolios
individually  but  are  binding  only  upon  the  assets  and  property  of  the
Registrant.


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                                   SIGNATURES

   
As  required by the  Securities  Act of 1933 and the  Investment  Company Act of
1940,  the  Registrant  certified  that  it has met  all  the  requirements  for
effectiveness of this Registration  Statement  pursuant to Rule 485(b) under the
Securities Act of 1933 and has duly caused this Post-Effective  Amendment to the
Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned,  thereunto
duly authorized,  in the City of New York and State of New York, on the 17th day
of December, 1997.
    

                              THE VICTORY PORTFOLIOS


                              By: /s/ Leigh A. Wilson
                                  ----------------------
                                  Leigh A. Wilson, President and Trustee


   
As required by the Securities Act of 1933, this Registration  Statement has been
signed by the following  persons in the capacities  indicated on the 17th day of
December, 1997.
    

/s/ Leigh A. Wilson                                  President and Trustee
- -------------------                                  
Leigh A. Wilson


/s/ Thomas E. Line                                   Treasurer
- ----------------------------                         
Thomas E. Line


      *                                              Trustee
- ----------------------------
Robert G. Brown

      *                                              Trustee
- ----------------------------
Edward P. Campbell

      *                                              Trustee
- ----------------------------
Harry Gazelle

      *                                              Trustee
- ----------------------------
Thomas F. Morrissey

      *                                              Trustee
- ----------------------------
H. Patrick Swygert

*By: /s/ Carl Frischling
     -------------------
     Carl Frischling
     Attorney-in-Fact

     Attorney-in-Fact  pursuant to powers of attorney,  dated  December 18, 1995
     filed with Post-Effective Amendments 27 and 26 to Registrant's Registration
     Statement on January 31, 1996 and December 28, 1995, respectively.


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                             THE VICTORY PORTFOLIOS

                                INDEX TO EXHIBITS


Exhibit Number

       

EX-99.B11(a)   Consent of Kramer, Levin, Naftalis & Frankel

EX-99.B11(b)   Consent of Coopers & Lybrand L.L.P.

   
EX-99.B12(b)   Unaudited financial reports for the period ended October 31, 1997
               with respect to the Real Estate Invesetment Fund

EX-99.B16(d)   Computation  of   performance   quotation  for  the  Real  Estate
               Investment Fund

EX-27          Financial Data Schedule
    


                        Kramer, Levin, Naftalis & Frankel
                                919 THIRD AVENUE
                           NEW YORK, N.Y. 10022 - 3852
                                (212) 715 - 9100


Arthur H. Aufses III          Monica C. Lord                   Sherwin Kamin
Thomas D. Balliett            Richard Marlin                 Arthur B. Kramer
Jay G. Baris                  Thomas E. Molner               Maurice N. Nessen
Philip Bentley                Thomas H. Moreland             Founding Partners
Saul E. Burian                Ellen R. Nadler                     Counsel
Barry Michael Cass            Gary P. Naftalis                     _____
Thomas E. Constance           Michael J. Nassau
Michael J. Dell               Michael S. Nelson                Martin Balsam
Kenneth H. Eckstein           Jay A. Neveloff                Joshua M. Berman
Charlotte M. Fischman         Michael S. Oberman              Jules Buchwald
David S. Frankel              Paul S. Pearlman               Rudolph de Winter
Marvin E. Frankel             Susan J.  Penry-Williams        Meyer Eisenberg
Alan R. Friedman              Bruce Rabb                      Arthur D. Emil
Carl Frischling               Allan E. Reznick                Maria T. Jones
Mark J. Headley               Scott S. Rosenblum              Maxwell M. Rabb   
Robert M. Heller              Michele D. Ross                 James Schreiber   
Philip S. Kaufman             Howard J. Rothman                   Counsel       
Peter S. Kolevzon             Max J. Schwartz                      _____        
Kenneth P. Kopelman           Mark B. Segall                                    
Michael Paul Korotkin         Judith Singer                M. Frances Buchinsky 
Shari K. Krouner              Howard A. Sobel                Abbe L. Dienstag   
Kevin B. Leblang              Jeffrey S. Trachtman          Ronald S. Greenberg 
David P. Levin                Jonathan M. Wagner             Debora K. Grobman  
Ezra G. Levin                 Harold P. Weinberger         Christian S. Herzeca 
Larry M. Loeb                 E. Lisk Wyckoff, Jr.               Jane Lee       
                                                             Pinchas Mendelson  
                                                             Lynn R. Saidenberg 
                                                               Special Counsel  
                                                                   -----        
                                                                                
                                                                    FAX         
                                                              (212) 715-8000    
                                                                    ---         
                                                         WRITER'S DIRECT NUMBER 
                                                              (212)715-9100   
                                                              -------------

                                December 17, 1997

The Victory Portfolios
3435 Stelzer Road
Columbus, Ohio  43219

               Re:  The Victory Portfolios
                    File No. 33-8982
                    Post-Effective Amendment
                    to Registration Statement on Form N-1A
                    --------------------------------------

Dear Gentlemen:

           We  hereby  consent  to the  reference  of our  firm  as  counsel  in
Post-Effective Amendment No. 35 to the Registration Statement on Form N-1A.

                                      Very truly yours,



                                      /s/ Kramer, Levin, Naftalis & Frankel
                                      -------------------------------------



                       CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS

We consent to the  incorporation by reference in this  Post-Effective  Amendment
No. 35 to the  Registration  Statement  on Form N-1A (File No.  33-8982)  of The
Victory  Portfolios  of our report dated  December 13, 1996 on our audits of the
financial   statements  and  financial  highlights  of  The  Victory  Portfolios
(comprising,   respectively,   the  U.S.  Government   Obligations  Fund,  Prime
Obligations  Fund,  Financial  Reserves Fund,  Tax-Free Money Market Fund,  Ohio
Municipal  Money Market  Fund,  Institutional  Money  Market Fund,  Limited Term
Income Fund,  Intermediate Income Fund, Investment Quality Bond Fund, Government
Bond Fund,  Government  Mortgage Fund, Fund for Income,  National Municipal Bond
Fund , New York Tax-Free Fund,  Ohio Municipal Bond Fund,  Balanced Fund,  Stock
Index Fund, Diversified Stock Fund, Value Fund, Growth Fund, Special Value Fund,
Special Growth Fund, Ohio Regional Stock Fund, and International Growth Fund) as
of October  31,  1996 and for the periods  then  ended.  We also  consent to the
reference to our Firm under the caption "Miscellaneous" in the supplement to the
Statement of Additional  Information  relating to The Victory  Portfolios in the
Post-Effective Amendment No. 35 to the Registration Statement on Form N-1A (File
No. 33-8982).


                                                   /s/COOPERS & LYBRAND L.L.P.
                                                   ---------------------------


Columbus, Ohio
December 17, 1997




THE VICTORY PORTFOLIOS
Statement of Assets and Liabilities
October 31, 1997
(Amounts in thousands, except per share amounts)

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>

                                                                                 Real Estate
                                                                              Investment Trust
                                                                                    Fund
                                                                              ----------------
<S>                                                                              <C>         
       ASSETS:
       Investments, at value (Cost $3,674)                                       $      4,168
       Interest and dividends receivable                                                    8
       Receivable for capital shares issued                                                31
       Receivable from brokers for investments sold                                       169
                                                                                 ------------
                Total Assets                                                            4,376
                                                                                 ------------

       LIABILITIES:
                Total Liabilities                                                           0
                                                                                 ------------
       NET ASSETS:
       Capital                                                                          3,842
       Undistributed net investment income                                                 20
       Net unrealized depreciation from investments                                       494
       Accumulated undistributed net realized gains (losses)
            from investment                                                                20
                                                                                 ------------
                Net Assets                                                       $      4,376
                                                                                 ============
       Outstanding units of beneficial interest (shares)
                Total                                                                     363
       Net asset value
            Redemption price per share                                           $      12.07
                                                                                 ============

       Maximum sales charge                                                              5.75%
                                                                                 ============
       Maximum offering price per share (100%/(100%-maximum sales
            charge) of net asset value adjusted to
            nearest cent)                                                        $      12.81
                                                                                 ============
</TABLE>


<PAGE>

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>

                                                                         THE VICTORY PORTFOLIOS
                                                                         Statements of Operations
                                                                 For the Period Ended October 31, 1997

                                                                          Amounts in Thousands

                                                                         Real Estate Investment
                                                                             Trust Fund (a)
                                                                         ---------------------
                                                                             Period Ended
                                                                              October 31,
                                                                                 1997
                                                                                 (000)
                                                                         ---------------------
<S>                                                                       <C>           
Investment Income:
Interest income                                                           $           65
Dividend income                                                                       14
Foreign tax withholding                                                                0
                                                                          --------------
         Total Income                                                                 79
                                                                          --------------
Expenses:                                                                              0
Investment advisory fees                                                              16
Administration fees                                                                    2
Shareholder service fees                                                               0
Shareholder service fees-Class A                                                       0
Shareholder service fees and 12b-1 fees-Class B                                        0
Accounting fees                                                                       15
Custodian fees                                                                         1
Legal and audit fees                                                                   2
Amortization of organization costs                                                     2
Trustees' fees and expenses                                                            0
Transfer agent fees                                                                    5
Registration and filing fees                                                           1
                                                                                       0
Printing fees                                                                          1
Other                                                                                  0
Expenses voluntarily reduced                                                         (18)
                                                                          --------------
         Expenses before reimbursement from distributor                               27
         Expenses reimbursed by investment distributor                               (27)
                                                                          --------------
         Total Expenses                                                                0
                                                                          --------------
Net Investment Income                                                                 79
                                                                          --------------

Realized/Unrealized Gains (Losses) from Investments
         and Foreign Currencies:
Net realized gains from investment transactions                                       20
Net realized gains (losses) from foreign currency transactions                         0
Net change in unrealized depreciation from investments                               494
Change in unrealized appreciation from translation of                                  0
         assets and liabilities in foreign currencies                                  0
                                                                          --------------
Net realized/unrealized losses from investments:                                     514
                                                                          --------------
                                                                                       0
Change in net assets resulting from operations                            $          593
                                                                          ==============

                                                                   CHECK:            593
                                                                                       0
</TABLE>
          (a) The Real Estate  Investment  Trust Fund  commenced  operations  on
              April 18, 1997.



<PAGE>

                             THE VICTORY PORTFOLIOS
                       Statements of Changes in Net Assets

                             (Amounts in Thousands)


<TABLE>
<CAPTION>

                                                                                           Real Estate Investment Fund (a)
                                                                                           -------------------------------


                                                                                                  Period Ended
                                                                                                   October 31,
                                                                                                      1997
                                                                                                     (000)
                                                                                           -------------------------------
<S>                                                                                        <C>            
       FROM INVESTMENT ACTIVITIES:
       OPERATIONS:
            Net investment income                                                          $            79
            Net realized (losses) from investment transactions                                          20
            Net change in unrealized appreciation
                   (depreciation) from investments                                                     494
                                                                                           ---------------
       Change in net assets resulting
            from operations                                                                            593
                                                                                           ---------------
       DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS:
            From net investment income                                                                 (59)
            In excess of net investment income                                                           0
            From net realized gains from investment transactions                                         0
            In excess of net realized gains from investment transactions                                 0
                                                                                           ---------------
       Change in net assets from
            distributions to shareholders                                                              (59)
                                                                                           ---------------
       CAPITAL TRANSACTIONS:
            Proceeds from shares issued                                                              3,842
            Proceeds from shares issued in connection with acquisition
            Dividends reinvested                                                                         0
            Cost of shares redeemed                                                                      0
                                                                                           ---------------
       Change in net assets from
            capital transactions                                                                     3,842
                                                                                           ---------------
       Change in net assets                                                                          4,376
       NET ASSETS:
            Beginning of period                                                                          0
                                                                                           ---------------
            End of period                                                                  $         4,376
                                                                                           ===============
                                                                                 CHECK:              4,376
                                                                                                         0

       SHARE TRANSACTIONS:
            Issued                                                                                     363
            Issued in connection with acquisition
            Reinvested                                                                                   0
            Redeemed                                                                                     0
                                                                                           ---------------
       Change in shares                                                                                363
                                                                                           ===============

        (a) The Real Estate  Investment Fund commenced  operations as of April
            30, 1997.

</TABLE>


<PAGE>
                                                   NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
                                                                OCTOBER 31, 1997

THE VICTORY PORTFOLIOS
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------


1. Organization:

The Victory Portfolios  (collectively,  the "Trust" and individually,  a "Fund")
was  organized  on December 6, 1995 as a successor to a company of the same name
organized as a  Massachusetts  business  trust on February 5, 1986. The Trust is
registered  under the  Investment  Company Act of 1940,  as amended,  (the "1940
Act") as an  open-end  investment  company  established  as a Delaware  business
trust.  The Trust is authorized to issue an unlimited number of shares which are
units of  beneficial  interest with a par value of $0.001.  The Trust  presently
offers shares of 25 active  funds.  Included are the  financial  statements  and
financial highlights of the U.S. Government  Obligations Fund, Prime Obligations
Fund,  Financial Reserves Fund, Tax-Free Money Market Fund, Ohio Municipal Money
Market  Fund,  Limited Term Income Fund,  Intermediate  Income Fund,  Investment
Quality Bond Fund, Government Mortgage Fund, Fund for Income, National Municipal
Bond Fund,  New York Tax-Free Fund,  Ohio  Municipal  Bond Fund,  Balanced Fund,
Stock Index Fund, Diversified Stock Fund, Value Fund, Growth Fund, Special Value
Fund, Special Growth Fund, Ohio Regional Stock Fund,  International Growth Fund,
Lakefront Fund, and the Real Estate Investment Trust ("REIT") Fund.

The U.S.  Government  Obligations  Fund is  authorized  to issue two  classes of
shares: Investor Shares and Select Shares. The National Municipal Bond Fund, New
York Tax-Free Fund,  Balanced Fund,  Diversified Stock Fund, Special Value Fund,
Ohio Regional Stock Fund and  International  Growth Fund are authorized to issue
two classes of shares:  Class A Shares and Class B Shares.  Each class of shares
in a Fund has identical  rights and privileges  except with respect to fees paid
under  shareholder   servicing  or  distribution   plans,   expenses   allocable
exclusively to each class of shares, voting rights on matters affecting a single
class of shares, and the exchange privilege of each class of shares.

The U.S.  Government  Obligations  Fund and The Prime  Obligations  Fund seek to
provide current income consistent with liquidity and stability of principal. The
Financial  Reserves Fund seeks to obtain as high a level of current income as is
consistent with preserving capital and providing  liquidity.  The Tax-Free Money
Market Fund seeks to provide  current  interest  income free from federal income
taxes  consistent with relative  liquidity and stability of principal.  The Ohio
Municipal  Money Market Fund seeks to provide current income exempt from federal
income tax and the personal  income taxes  imposed by the State of Ohio and Ohio
municipalities  consistent  with the  stability of  principal.  The Limited Term
Income Fund seeks to provide  income  consistent  with  limited  fluctuation  of
principal. The Intermediate Income Fund and Investment Quality Bond Fund seek to
provide a high level of income. The Government  Mortgage Fund seeks to provide a
high level of current income  consistent with safety of principal.  The Fund for
Income  seeks  to  provide  a high  level  of  current  income  consistent  with
preservation of shareholders' capital. The National Municipal Bond Fund seeks to
provide a high level of current  interest income exempt from federal income tax,
as is consistent with the  preservation  of capital.  The New York Tax-Free Fund
seeks to provide a high level of current  income exempt from  federal,  New York
State,  and New York City income  taxes,  consistent  with the  preservation  of
shareholders'  capital.  The Ohio  Municipal  Bond Fund  seeks to produce a high
level of current  interest  income which is exempt from both federal  income tax
and Ohio  personal  income tax.  The Balanced  Fund seeks to provide  income and
long-term  growth of capital.  The Stock  Index Fund seeks to provide  long-term
capital  appreciation  by attempting to match the investment  performance of the
Standard & Poor's 500 Composite Stock Index. The Diversified  Stock Fund and the
Growth Fund seek to provide long term growth of capital. The Value Fund seeks to
provide long-term growth of capital and dividend income.  The Special Value Fund
seeks to provide  long-term growth of capital and dividend  income.  The Special
Growth  Fund  and  The  Ohio  Regional  Stock  Fund  seek  to  provide   capital
appreciation.  The  International  Growth Fund seeks to provide  capital  growth
consistent with reasonable  investment risk. The Lakefront Fund seeks to provide
long-term  growth of capital  and income.  The REIT Fund seeks to provide  total
return through investments in real estate-related securities.

2.  Reorganization

On May 16, 1997, the  Shareholders  approved a  reorganization  plan to exchange
Class A and B shares of the  Government  Bond Fund for shares of the  Investment
Quality Bond Fund.  The  reorganization  occurred on June 13, 1997. On that date
1,928,982  shares of the  Government  Bond Fund were exchanged for shares of the
Investment  Quality  Bond  Fund  with a  value  of  $18,518,225.  The  financial
statements  of the  Government  Bond Fund are not  included in the  accompanying
financial statements.

3. Significant Accounting Policies:

The following is a summary of significant  accounting  policies  followed by the
Trust in the  preparation  of its  financial  statements.  The  policies  are in
conformity with generally  accepted  accounting  principles.  The preparation of
financial  statements requires management to make estimates and assumptions that
affect  the  reported  amounts  of  assets  and  liabilities  at the date of the
financial  statements  and the  reported  amounts of income and expenses for the
period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.


<PAGE>

Securities Valuation:

Investments of the U.S.  Government  Obligations  Fund, Prime  Obligations Fund,
Financial  Reserves Fund,  Tax-Free Money Market Fund, and Ohio Municipal  Money
Market  Fund  (collectively  "the  money  market  funds")  are  valued at either
amortized  cost which  approximates  market  value,  or at original  cost which,
combined with accrued interest,  approximates  market value. Under the amortized
cost valuation  method,  discount or premium is amortized on a constant basis to
the maturity of the  security.  In addition,  the money market funds may not (a)
purchase any instrument with a remaining  maturity  greater than 397 days unless
such  instrument is subject to a demand feature within 397 days, or (b) maintain
a dollar-weighted-average portfolio maturity which exceeds 90 days.

Investments in common and preferred stocks,  corporate bonds,  commercial paper,
municipal  and  foreign  government  bonds,  U.S.   Government   securities  and
securities  of  U.S.  Government  agencies  of the  Limited  Term  Income  Fund,
Intermediate  Income Fund,  Investment  Quality Bond Fund,  Government  Mortgage
Fund,  Fund for Income,  National  Municipal  Bond Fund, New York Tax-Free Fund,
Ohio Municipal Bond Fund,  Balanced Fund,  Stock Index Fund,  Diversified  Stock
Fund,  Value Fund,  Growth Fund,  Special Value Fund,  Special Growth Fund, Ohio
Regional Stock Fund,  International  Growth Fund,  Lakefront Fund and REIT Fund,
(collectively  "the variable net asset value  funds"),  and  investments in Real
Estate  Investment  Trusts of the REIT Fund are  valued at their  market  values
determined  on the basis of the latest  available  bid  prices in the  principal
market  (closing  sales prices if the principal  market is an exchange) in which
such  securities  are normally  traded or on the basis of  valuation  procedures
approved by the Board of  Trustees.  Investments  in  investment  companies  are
valued at their  respective  net asset  values as  reported  by such  companies.
Investments  in  foreign  securities,  currency  holdings  and other  assets and
liabilities of the Balanced Fund and International  Growth Fund are valued based
on  quotations  from the  primary  market  in  which  they  are  traded  and are
translated  from the local  currency into U.S.  dollars  using current  exchange
rates. The differences between the cost and market values of investments held by
the  variable  net  asset  value  funds  are  reflected  as  either   unrealized
appreciation or depreciation.

Securities Transactions and Related Income:

Securities  transactions are accounted for on the date the security is purchased
or sold (trade  date).  Interest  income is  recognized on the accrual basis and
includes, where applicable, the pro rata amortization of premium or accretion of
discount.  Dividend income is recorded on the  ex-dividend  date, net of foreign
taxes  withheld.  Gains or losses realized on sales of securities are determined
by  comparing  the  identified  cost of the security lot sold with the net sales
proceeds.

Foreign Currency Translation:

The accounting  records of the Trust are maintained in U.S. dollars.  Investment
securities  and  other  assets  and  liabilities  of the  Balanced  Fund and the
International  Growth Fund denominated in a foreign currency are translated into
U.S.  dollars at the current  exchange rate.  Purchases and sales of securities,
income  receipts and expense  payments are translated  into U.S.  dollars at the
exchange rate on the dates of the transactions.

The Trust  isolates  that portion of the results of  operations  resulting  from
changes in foreign  exchange  rates from those  resulting from changes in market
prices of securities held.

Realized  foreign  exchange  gains or losses arise from sales and  maturities of
securities, sales of foreign currencies,  currency exchange fluctuations between
the trade and settlement  dates of securities  transactions,  and the difference
between  the  amount of assets  and  liabilities  recorded  and the U.S.  dollar
equivalent of the amounts  actually  received or paid.  Net  unrealized  foreign
exchange  gains and  losses  arise  from  changes  in the  value of  assets  and
liabilities,  including  investments  in  securities,  resulting from changes in
currency exchange rates.

Repurchase Agreements:

Each Fund may acquire repurchase agreements from financial  institutions such as
banks and broker-dealers  which the Funds' investment adviser deems creditworthy
under  guidelines  approved by the Board of  Trustees,  subject to the  seller's
agreement to  repurchase  such  securities  at a mutually  agreed-upon  date and
price.  The  repurchase  price  generally  equals  the price paid by a Fund plus
interest  negotiated on the basis of current short-term rates, which may be more
or less  than  the  rate  on the  underlying  securities.  The  seller,  under a
repurchase  agreement,  is  required to maintain  the value of  collateral  held
pursuant  to the  agreement  at not less than the  repurchase  price  (including
accrued interest).  Securities subject to repurchase  agreements are held by the
Funds'   custodian   or  another   qualified   custodian   or  in  the   Federal
Reserve/Treasury  book-entry system.  Repurchase agreements are considered to be
loans by a Fund under the 1940 Act.


<PAGE>

Forward Currency Contracts:

A forward currency  contract  ("forward") is an agreement between two parties to
buy and sell a currency at a set price on a future date. The market value of the
forward  fluctuates  with  changes in currency  exchange  rates.  The forward is
marked-to-market  daily and the change in market  value is recorded by a Fund as
unrealized  appreciation or depreciation.  When the forward is closed,  the Fund
records a realized  gain or loss equal to the  fluctuation  in value  during the
period the forward was open.  A Fund could be exposed to risk if a  counterparty
is unable to meet the terms of a forward or if the value of the currency changes
unfavorably.

Futures Contracts:

The Balanced Fund, Stock Index Fund,  Diversified Stock Fund, Value Fund, Growth
Fund,  Special  Value Fund,  Special  Growth  Fund,  Ohio  Regional  Stock Fund,
International  Growth Fund,  and Lakefront Fund may enter into contracts for the
future delivery of securities or foreign  currencies and futures contracts based
on a specific  security,  class of  securities,  foreign  currency  or an index,
purchase or sell  options on any such  futures  contracts  and engage in related
closing  transactions.  A futures contract on a securities index is an agreement
obligating either party to pay, and entitling the other party to receive,  while
the contract is  outstanding,  cash  payments  based on the level of a specified
securities  index.  The Trust may enter into  futures  contracts in an effort to
hedge against market risks.  The  acquisition of put and call options on futures
contracts  will  give  the  Trust  the  right  (but not the  obligation),  for a
specified price, to sell or to purchase the underlying  futures  contract,  upon
exercise  of  the  option,  at  any  time  during  the  option  period.  Futures
transactions  involve  brokerage costs and require the Trust to segregate assets
to cover contracts that would require it to purchase securities or currencies. A
Fund may lose the expected  benefit of futures  transactions  if interest rates,
exchange  rates or securities  prices change in an  unanticipated  manner.  Such
unanticipated  changes may also result in lower overall  performance than if the
Fund had not entered into any futures transactions.  In addition, the value of a
Fund's futures positions may not prove to be perfectly or even highly correlated
with the value of its  portfolio  securities or foreign  currencies,  limiting a
Fund's ability to hedge effectively against interest rate, exchange rate and /or
market  risk and giving  rise to  additional  risks.  There is no  assurance  of
liquidity in the secondary market for purposes of closing out futures positions.

Securities Purchased on a When-Issued Basis:

Each  Fund  may  purchase  securities  on  a  "when-issued"  basis.  When-issued
securities are securities  purchased for delivery  beyond the normal  settlement
date at a stated price and/or yield, thereby,  involving the risk that the price
and/or  yield  obtained  may be more or less than those  available in the market
when delivery takes place. At the time a Fund makes the commitment to purchase a
security on a when-issued  basis,  the Fund records the transaction and reflects
the  value of the  security  in  determining  net  asset  value.  Normally,  the
settlement date occurs within one month of the purchase. A segregated account is
established and the Funds maintain cash and marketable securities at least equal
in value to commitments for when-issued  securities.  Securities  purchased on a
when-issued basis do not earn income until settlement date.

Securities Lending:

The U.S. Government Obligations Fund, Prime Obligations Fund, Financial Reserves
Fund, Tax-Free Money Market Fund, Ohio Municipal Money Market Fund, Limited Term
Income Fund,  Intermediate Income Fund, Investment Quality Bond Fund, Government
Mortgage Fund,  Fund for Income,  Balanced Fund,  Stock Index Fund,  Diversified
Stock Fund, Value Fund,  Growth Fund,  Special Value Fund,  Special Growth Fund,
Ohio Regional Stock Fund, International Growth Fund, Lakefront Fund and the REIT
Fund  may,  from  time  to  time,   lend  securities  from  their  portfolio  to
broker-dealers,  banks,  financial  institutions and institutional  borrowers of
securities approved by the Board. The Trust will limit its securities lending to
33 1/3% of the total assets of each Fund. Key Trust Company of Ohio,  N.A. ("Key
Trust"), an affiliate of the Adviser,  serves as the lending agent for the Trust
pursuant to a Securities  Lending Agency  Agreement  (the "Lending  Agreement").
Under guidelines  established by the Board of Trustees,  Key Trust must maintain
the loan  collateral  at all  times in an amount  equal to at least  102% of the
current  market  value  of the  loaned  securities  in the  form of cash or U.S.
Government  obligations,  to secure  the return of the  loaned  securities.  Key
Trust, at the direction of the Adviser,  may invest the collateral in short-term
debt instruments  that the Adviser has determined  present minimal credit risks.
There is a risk of delay in receiving  collateral or in receiving the securities
loaned or even a loss of rights in the  collateral  should the  borrower  of the
securities fail financially.  By lending its securities, a Fund can increase its
income by continuing to receive  interest or dividends on the loaned  securities
as well as either  investing the cash  collateral in short-term  instruments  or
obtaining  yield  in the  form  of  interest  paid  by the  borrower  when  U.S.
Government  securities are used as collateral.  Loans are subject to termination
by the Trust or the  borrower  at any time.  During the year ended  October  31,
1997, the Trust did not loan any securities.


<PAGE>

Dividends to Shareholders:

Dividends from net investment income are declared daily and paid monthly for the
money market funds.  Dividends from net investment  income are declared and paid
quarterly for the Stock Index Fund,  Diversified  Stock Fund, Value Fund, Growth
Fund,  Special  Value Fund,  Special  Growth  Fund,  Ohio  Regional  Stock Fund,
International Growth Fund, Lakefront Fund, and the REIT Fund. Dividends from net
investment  income are  declared  and paid  monthly for the Limited  Term Income
Fund,  Intermediate  Income  Fund,  Investment  Quality  Bond  Fund,  Government
Mortgage Fund, Fund for Income,  National Municipal Bond Fund, New York Tax-Free
Fund,  Ohio Municipal Bond Fund, and Balanced Fund.  Distributable  net realized
capital gains, if any, are declared and distributed at least annually.

The amounts of dividends from net investment  income and of  distributions  from
net  realized  gains are  determined  in  accordance  with  federal  income  tax
regulations  which may differ from  generally  accepted  accounting  principles.
These  "book/tax"  differences are either  considered  temporary or permanent in
nature.  To the extent these  differences are permanent in nature,  such amounts
are  reclassified  within the  composition  of net assets based on their federal
tax-basis  treatment;  temporary  differences  do not require  reclassification.
Dividends and  distributions to shareholders  which exceed net investment income
and realized  capital  gains for  financial  reporting  purposes but not for tax
purposes  are  reported  as  dividends  in  excess of net  investment  income or
distributions  in excess of net  realized  gains.  To the extent they exceed net
investment income and net realized gains for tax purposes,  they are reported as
distributions of capital.

Federal Income Taxes:

It is the policy of each Fund to qualify or  continue  to qualify as a regulated
investment  company  by  complying  with the  provisions  available  to  certain
investment companies,  as defined in applicable sections of the Internal Revenue
Code,  and to make  distributions  of net  investment  income  and net  realized
capital gains sufficient to relieve it from all, or  substantially  all, federal
income taxes.

Other:

Expenses that are directly  related to one of the Funds are charged  directly to
that Fund.  Other  operating  expenses of the Trust are prorated to each Fund on
the basis of relative net assets or other  appropriate  basis. Fees paid under a
Fund's  shareholder  servicing or  distribution  plans are borne by the specific
class of shares to which they apply.

 All  expenses  in  connection  with  Lakefront  and  REIT's   organization  and
registration  under the 1940 Act and the  Securities Act of 1933 will be paid by
those  Funds.  Such  expenses  are being  amortized  over a period of five years
commencing with the respective inception dates.


4. Purchases and Sales of Securities:

Purchases and sales of securities (excluding short-term securities) for the year
ended October 31, 1997 were as follows (amounts in thousands):

                                     Purchases       Sales
                                     ---------       -----

Limited Term Income Fund             $115,936        133,532
Intermediate Income Fund              485,621        516,454
Investment Quality Bond Fund          398,969        371,833
Government Mortgage Fund              127,433        147,743
Fund for Income                         5,338          5,107
National Municipal Bond Fund           70,873         61,960
New York Tax-Free Fund                  9,950         17,643
Ohio Municipal Bond Fund               57,418         53,774
Balanced Fund                         333,828        319,219
Stock Index Fund                      153,451         37,428
Diversified Stock Fund                515,589        419,315
Value Fund                            107,351        114,237
Growth Fund                            34,778         35,353
Special Value Fund                    176,221        131,848
Special Growth Fund                   172,958        179,669
Ohio Regional Stock Fund                3,793          8,997
International Growth Fund             133,427        155,684
Lakefront Fund                          1,471            383
REIT Fund                              14,768          1,741

5. Related Party Transactions:

Investment  advisory  services  are  provided  to all  the  Funds  by Key  Asset
Management Inc. ("the  Adviser"),  a wholly owned subsidiary of KeyBank National
Association  ("Key"),  formerly Society National Bank, a wholly owned subsidiary
of KeyCorp. On February 28, 1997, Key Asset Management Inc. became the surviving
corporation  after  the  reorganization  of  four  indirect  investment  adviser
subsidiaries  of KeyCorp,  including  KeyCorp  Mutual Fund  Advisers.  Lakefront
Capital Investors,  Inc. serves as the sub-adviser for the Lakefront Fund. Under
the terms of the  investment  advisory  agreements,  the  Adviser is entitled to
receive fees based on a percentage of the average daily net assets of the Funds.
KeyTrust  Company of Ohio,  serving as custodian for all of the Funds,  receives
custodian fees in addition to  reimbursement  of actual  out-of-pocket  expenses
incurred.


<PAGE>

Key and its affiliated brokerage and banking companies also serve as Shareholder
Servicing Agent for all the Funds except the U.S.  Government  Obligations Funds
(Investor  Shares),  Financial  Reserves Fund and Stock Index Fund. As such, Key
and  its  affiliates   provide  support   services  to  their  clients  who  are
shareholders,  which may  include  establishing  and  maintaining  accounts  and
records,  processing  dividend  and  distribution  payments,  providing  account
information,  assisting  in  processing  of purchase,  exchange  and  redemption
requests,  and assisting  shareholders  in changing  dividend  options,  account
designations and addresses.  For providing such services, Key and its affiliates
may  receive a fee of up to 0.25% of the  average  daily net assets of the Funds
serviced.

BISYS Fund Services (the "Administrator"),  an indirect, wholly-owned subsidiary
of The BISYS Group,  Inc.  ("BISYS") serves as the administrator and distributor
to the Trust.  Certain  officers of the Funds are  affiliated  with BISYS.  Such
officers  receive  no direct  payments  or fees from the  Trust for  serving  as
officers of the Trust.


Under the terms of the administration agreement,  effective October 1, 1997, the
Administrator's  fee is  computed  at the  annual  rate of 0.15%  of each  funds
average  daily net assets of $300 million and less,  0.12% of each funds average
daily net assets  between  $300 million and $600 million and 0.10% of each funds
average daily net assets greater than $600 million.  Under a  Sub-Administration
agreement,  BISYS  pays Key Asset  Management  Inc. a fee of up to 0.05% of each
funds average daily net assets to perform some of the administrative  duties for
the Funds. Prior to October 1, 1997, the Administrator's fee was computed at the
annual rate of 0.15% of each funds average daily net assets. Pursuant to a 12b-1
Plan, the  Distributor  may receive fees computed at the annual rate of 0.75% of
the average  daily net assets of Class B Shares of the National  Municipal  Bond
Fund, New York Tax-Free Fund,  Balanced Fund,  Diversified  Stock Fund,  Special
Value Fund, Ohio Regional Stock Fund and International Growth Fund for providing
distribution  services and is entitled to receive commissions on sales of shares
of the variable net asset value funds.  For the year ended October 31, 1997, the
Distributor received  approximately $911,000 from commissions earned on sales of
shares of the variable net asset value funds, a portion of which the Distributor
reallowed to dealers of the Funds'  shares  including  approximately  $32,000 to
affiliates of the Funds.  BISYS Fund  Services,  Ohio,  Inc. (the  Company),  an
affiliate of BISYS, serves the Trust as Mutual Fund Accountant.  Under the terms
of the Fund Accounting Agreement,  the Company's fee is based on a percentage of
average daily net assets.

Fees may be voluntarily reduced or reimbursed to assist the Trust in maintaining
competitive expense ratios.

Additional  information  regarding related party  transactions is as follows for
the year ended October 31, 1997:

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                                     Mutual
                                                 Investment                           Fund
                                                  Advisory          Administration  Accountant    Custodian
                                                   Fees                 Fees          Fees            Fees
                                        ---------------------------  -------------  ---------   ----------------
                                           Percentage
                                           of Average    Voluntary   Voluntary
                                             Daily          Fee         Fee           Annual        Annual
                                           Net Assets   Reductions   Reductions         Fee           Fee
                                        -------------   -----------  -----------    ---------   ----------------
                                                          (000)        (000)          (000)         (000)
<S>                                          <C>         <C>          <C>              <C>          <C>  
U.S. Government Obligations Fund             0.35%       $  --        $   --           $ 98         $ 293
Prime Obligations Fund                       0.35%          --            --             93           111
Financial Reserves Fund                      0.50%         301            --             89           162
Tax-Free Money Market Fund                   0.35%          38            --             80            78
Ohio Municipal Money Market Fund             0.50%         833           376            100           122
Limited Term Income Fund                     0.50%          16            --             34            20
Intermediate Income Fund                     0.75%         341            --             67            57
Investment Quality Bond Fund                 0.75%         209            --             57            46
Government Mortgage Fund                     0.50%          --            --             38            27
Fund for Income                              0.50%          92            18             48            17
National Municipal Bond Fund                 0.55%         240            --             57            13
New York Tax-Free Fund                       0.55%          73            16             49             5
Ohio Municipal Bond Fund                     0.60%          80            --             46            19
Balanced Fund                                1.00%         354            --             90            88
Stock Index Fund                             0.60%         574           568            121           164
Diversified Stock Fund                       0.65%          --            --            120           145
Value Fund                                   1.00%          --            --             84            92
Growth Fund                                  1.00%          --            --             52            39
Special Value Fund                           1.00%          --            --             88            86
Special Growth Fund                          1.00%          --            --             39            35
Ohio Regional Stock Fund                     0.75%          --            --             46            15
International Growth Fund                    1.10%          --            --             71           229
Lakefront Fund                               1.00%           5            --             24             2
Real Estate Investment Fund                  1.00%          15             2             15             1
</TABLE>


<PAGE>

6. Capital Share Transactions:

Transactions in capital shares for the Funds with multiple share classes were as
follows (amounts in thousands):


<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                         National Municipal
                                                             Bond Fund                       New York Tax-Free Fund
                                               -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                     Year                 Year             Year                 Year
                                                     Ended                Ended            Ended               Ended
                                                  October 31,          October 31,      October 31,         October 31,
                                                     1997                 1996             1997                 1996
                                               ------------------   ---------------   ----------------   -------------------
Capital Transactions:

Class A Shares:
<S>                                               <C>                 <C>                 <C>                <C>    
Proceeds from shares issued                       $ 24,151            $ 63,557            $ 4,570            $ 2,391
Dividends reinvested                                 1,600               1,520                559                547
Cost of shares redeemed                            (16,416)            (39,445)            (3,498)            (4,419)
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Total                                             $  9,335            $ 25,632            $ 1,631            ($1,481)

Class B Shares:
Proceeds from shares issued                       $    545            $  1,441            $   585            $   859
Dividends reinvested                                    64                  44                115                 88
Cost of shares redeemed                               (204)               (141)              (476)              (370)
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Total                                             $    405            $  1,344            $   224            $   577

Share Transactions:

Class A Shares:
Issued                                               2,343               6,209                362                181
Reinvested                                             156                 152                 44                 43
Redeemed                                            (1,596)             (3,912)              (277)              (341)
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Total                                                  903               2,449                129               (117)

Class B Shares:
Issued                                                  53                 143                 46                 67
Reinvested                                               6                   4                  9                  7
Redeemed                                               (20)                (14)               (37)               (28)
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Total                                                   39                 133                 18                 46

</TABLE>


<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                             Balanced Fund          Diversified Stock Fund         Special Value Fund
                                    ----------------------------   --------------------------    ---------------------------
                                       Year            Year            Year         Year              Year          Year
                                       Ended          Ended           Ended        Ended             Ended          Ended
                                    October 31,     October 31,     October 31,   October 31,       October 31,   October 31,
                                       1997          1996 (a)          1997         1996 (a)          1997        1996 (a)
                                    ------------   -------------   ------------  ------------    --------------  -----------
Capital Transactions:
Class A Shares:
<S>                                   <C>            <C>            <C>             <C>             <C>             <C>   
Proceeds from shares issued           75,657         84,671         426,586         133,383         120,389         87,823
Dividends reinvested                  14,836          8,742          71,806          39,512          18,714          7,377
Cost of shares redeemed              (58,208)       (47,743)       (394,709)        (87,452)        (67,494)       (36,916)
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Total                                 32,285         45,670         103,683          85,443          71,609         58,284

Class B Shares:
Proceeds from shares issued            1,819          1,388          19,901           7,937           1,117            415
Dividends reinvested                      73             11           1,122              22              36             --
Cost of shares redeemed                 (315)           (33)         (1,815)           (215)            (35)           (52)
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Total                                  1,577          1,366          19,208           7,744           1,118            363

Share Transactions:

Class A Shares:
Issued                                 5,819          7,287          25,259           9,364           7,776          6,676
Reinvested                             1,167            753           4,810           3,020           1,357            591
Redeemed                              (4,438)        (4,110)        (23,399)         (6,199)         (4,402)        (2,842)
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Total                                  2,548          3,930           6,670           6,185           4,731          4,425

Class B Shares:
Issued                                   139            118           1,220             537              73             30
Reinvested                                 6              1              76               2               2             --
Redeemed                                 (24)            (3)           (106)            (15)             (2)            (4)
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Total                                    121            116           1,190             524              73             26
</TABLE>

(a)  Effective March 1, 1996, the Fund designated the existing shares as Class A
     Shares and commenced offering Class B Shares.


<PAGE>

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                   Ohio Regional Stock Fund     International Growth Fund
                                ---------------------------     ----------------------------
                                    Year            Year            Year             Year
                                    Ended           Ended           Ended           Ended
                                 October 31,     October 31,     October 31,     October 31,
                                    1997          1996 (a)          1997           1996 (a)
                                -----------   -------------     --------------  ------------
Capital Transactions:
Class A Shares:
<S>                                <C>            <C>             <C>             <C>     
Proceeds from shares issued          8,156         7,754           32,789          47,527
Dividends reinvested                   869         1,805            2,590             144
Cost of shares redeemed            (13,887)       (8,344)         (53,968)        (38,212)
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Total                               (4,862)        1,215          (18,589)          9,459

Class B Shares:
Proceeds from shares issued            241           312               78             138
Dividends reinvested                     8            --                6              --
Cost of shares redeemed                (11)           (1)             (18)            (21)
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Total                                  238           311               66             117

Share Transactions:

Class A Shares:
Issued                                 390           455            2,427           3,689
Reinvested                              45           111              201              11
Redeemed                              (678)         (492)          (3,995)         (2,994)
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Total                                 (243)           74           (1,367)            706

Class B Shares:
Issued                                  12            18                6              11
Reinvested                              --            --                1              --
Redeemed                                --            --               (1)             (2)
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Total                                   12            18                6               9
</TABLE>

(a)  Effective  March 1, 1996, the  Fundsignated  the existing shares as Class A
     Shares and commenced offering Class B Shares.




                                          U.S. Government Obligations Fund
                                          ---------------------------------
                                              Year             Year
                                              Ended            Ended
                                           October 31,      October 31,
                                              1997           1996 (a)
                                          --------------   -------------
Capital and Share Transactions:
Investor Shares:
Proceeds from shares issued                  1,096,594               --
Dividends reinvested                                 9               --
Cost of shares redeemed                       (640,492)              --
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------
Total                                          456,111               --

Select Shares:
Proceeds from shares issued                  3,000,667        3,877,755
Dividends reinvested                            30,376           13,036
Cost of shares redeemed                     (3,153,435)      (3,497,927)
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------
Total                                         (122,392)         392,864



(a)  Effective February 1, 1996, the U.S. Government Obligations Fund designated
     the  existing  shares as Select  Shares  and  commenced  offering  Investor
     Shares.



7. Concentration of Credit Risk:

The Ohio Municipal Money Market Fund, New York Tax-Free Fund, and Ohio Municipal
Bond Fund invest primarily in debt obligations  issued by the respective  states
and their  political  subdivisions,  agencies and public  authorities  to obtain
funds for various  public  purposes and the Ohio  Regional  Stock Fund invest in
equity  securities  issued by  organizations  domiciled in Ohio. These Funds are
more  susceptible  to economic and political  factors that may adversely  affect
companies  domiciled  within  each of the  states  and  issuers  of the  States'
specific municipal securities than are municipal bond funds and stock funds that
are not geographically concentrated to the same extent.


                              VICTORY FUNDS
                              EXHIBIT 16
                              TOTAL RETURN
                              LOAD CALCULATIONS
                              REIT FUND


AGGREGATE TOTAL RETURN

T = (ERV/P) - 1

WHERE:           T =    TOTAL RETURN

                 ERV =  REDEEMABLE  VALUE  AT THE END OF
                        THE PERIOD OF A HYPOTHETICAL $1,000
                        INVESTMENT MADE AT THE BEGINNING OF
                        THE PERIOD.

                 P =    A HYPOTHETICAL INITIAL INVESTMENT OF $1,000.

EXAMPLE:

   SINCE INCEPTION:     (   04/30/97 TO      10/31/97 ):
   WITH LOAD OF = 5.75% (    1,153./1,000) - 1 =             15.38%
   YEAR TO DATE:        (   12/31/96 TO      10/31/97 ):
   WITH LOAD OF = 5.75% (    1,153./1,000) - 1 =             15.38%
   QUARTERLY:           (   07/31/97 TO      10/31/97 ):
   WITH LOAD OF = 5.75% (    1,011./1,000) - 1 =              1.17%
   MONTHLY:             (   09/30/97 TO      10/31/97 ):
   WITH LOAD OF = 5.75% (    917./1,000)   - 1 =             -8.21%


<PAGE>
                              VICTORY FUNDS
                              EXHIBIT 16
                              TOTAL RETURN


                              REIT FUND

     AGGREGATE TOTAL RETURN

     T = (ERV/P) - 1

     WHERE:    T =    TOTAL RETURN

               ERV =  REDEEMABLE VALUE AT THE END OF THE
                      PERIOD  OF  A  HYPOTHETICAL   $1,000
                      INVESTMENT  MADE AT THE BEGINNING OF
                      THE PERIOD.

               P =    A HYPOTHETICAL INITIAL INVESTMENT OF $1,000.

     EXAMPLE:

         SINCE INCEPTION:  (    04/30/97 TO      10/31/97  ):
                           (     1,224./1,000) - 1 =               22.42%
         YEAR TO DATE:     (    12/31/96 TO      10/31/97  ):
                           (     1,224./1,000) - 1 =               22.42%
         QUARTERLY:        (    07/31/97 TO      10/31/97  ):
                           (     1,073./1,000) - 1 =                7.39%
         MONTHLY:          (    09/30/97 TO      10/31/97  ):
                           (     974./1,000)   - 1 =               -2.58%


<PAGE>

                                VICTORY FUNDS                     
                                EXHIBIT 16                        
                                30-DAY S.E.C. YIELD CALCULATIONS  
                                                    
ACTUAL(WITH WAIVERS)
                                                (a-b)  
                                            -----------
30-Day S.E.C. Yield Equation   =   2 *{[(       (cd)   +1)^6]-1} =


WHERE   a =  Dividends and interest earned during the period 

        b =  Expenses accrued for the period (net of reimbursements)

        c =  The average daily number of shares outstanding during
             the period that were entitled to receive dividends

        d =  The offering price (without CDSC) or the maximum redemption price
             (with CDSC) per share on the last day of the period 



MAXIMUM FEES (without waivers)
                                                (a-b)
                                            -----------
30-Day S.E.C. Yield Equation    =   2 *{[(      (cd)    +1)^6]-1}  =


WHERE   a =  Dividends and interest earned during the period

        b =  Expenses accrued for the period (without waivers)

        c =  The average daily number of shares outstanding during
             the period that were entitled to receive dividends

        d =  The offering price (without CDSC) or the maximum redemption price
             (with CDSC) per share on the last day of the period



ACTUAL



                    (       13,248.64       -       0.00    )
                    -----------------------------------------
          2   *{[(                                           +1)^6]-1} =   3.51%
                    (       356,201.585     *       12.81   )


FULL FEES (WITHOUT WAIVERS)



                    (       13,248.64       -       8,276.80)
                    -----------------------------------------
          2   *{[(                                           +1)^6]-1} =   1.31%
                    (       356,201.585     *          12.81)



       The performance was computed based on the thirty day period ending
                                October 31, 1997

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