<TABLE> <S> <C>
<ARTICLE> 6
<CIK> 0000832544
<NAME> AMSOUTH FUNDS
<SERIES>
<NUMBER> 011
<NAME> PRIME MONEY MARKET FUND CLASS A SHARES
<MULTIPLIER> 1000
<S>
<PERIOD-TYPE> Year
<FISCAL-YEAR-END> Jul-31-2000
<PERIOD-START> Aug-01-1999
<PERIOD-END> Jul-31-2000
<INVESTMENTS-AT-COST> 1385451
<INVESTMENTS-AT-VALUE> 1385451
<RECEIVABLES> 42
<ASSETS-OTHER> 50
<OTHER-ITEMS-ASSETS> 0
<TOTAL-ASSETS> 1385543
<PAYABLE-FOR-SECURITIES> 0
<SENIOR-LONG-TERM-DEBT> 0
<OTHER-ITEMS-LIABILITIES> 7779
<TOTAL-LIABILITIES> 7779
<SENIOR-EQUITY> 0
<PAID-IN-CAPITAL-COMMON> 1377822
<SHARES-COMMON-STOCK> 645321
<SHARES-COMMON-PRIOR> 136085
<ACCUMULATED-NII-CURRENT> 0
<OVERDISTRIBUTION-NII> 0
<ACCUMULATED-NET-GAINS> 0
<OVERDISTRIBUTION-GAINS> 58
<ACCUM-APPREC-OR-DEPREC> 0
<NET-ASSETS> 1377764
<DIVIDEND-INCOME> 0
<INTEREST-INCOME> 58898
<OTHER-INCOME> 0
<EXPENSES-NET> 6866
<NET-INVESTMENT-INCOME> 52032
<REALIZED-GAINS-CURRENT> 0
<APPREC-INCREASE-CURRENT> 0
<NET-CHANGE-FROM-OPS> 52032
<EQUALIZATION> 0
<DISTRIBUTIONS-OF-INCOME> 18553
<DISTRIBUTIONS-OF-GAINS> 0
<DISTRIBUTIONS-OTHER> 0
<NUMBER-OF-SHARES-SOLD> 3581654
<NUMBER-OF-SHARES-REDEEMED> 2895198
<SHARES-REINVESTED> 18164
<NET-CHANGE-IN-ASSETS> 704563
<ACCUMULATED-NII-PRIOR> 0
<ACCUMULATED-GAINS-PRIOR> 0
<OVERDISTRIB-NII-PRIOR> 0
<OVERDIST-NET-GAINS-PRIOR> 7
<GROSS-ADVISORY-FEES> 3941
<INTEREST-EXPENSE> 0
<GROSS-EXPENSE> 8111
<AVERAGE-NET-ASSETS> 346645
<PER-SHARE-NAV-BEGIN> 1.00
<PER-SHARE-NII> 0.05
<PER-SHARE-GAIN-APPREC> 0.00
<PER-SHARE-DIVIDEND> 0.05
<PER-SHARE-DISTRIBUTIONS> 0.00
<RETURNS-OF-CAPITAL> 0.00
<PER-SHARE-NAV-END> 1.00
<EXPENSE-RATIO> 0.75
</TABLE>
