Exhibit 23.1
CONSENT OF ERNST & YOUNG LLP, INDEPENDENT AUDITORS
We consent to the incorporation by reference in the Registration Statement (Form S-8) pertaining to the 2000 Non-Employee Director Stock Option Plan of our report dated June 8, 2001, with respect to the consolidated financial statements of American Woodmark Corporation incorporated by reference in its Annual Report (Form 10-K) for the fiscal year ended April 30, 2001 and the related financial schedule included therein, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
/s/ Ernst & Young LLP
Baltimore, Maryland
August 24, 2001