CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT AUDITORS


We consent to the incorporation by reference in the Registration Statements
outlined below pertaining to the BOK Financial Thrift Plan for Hourly Employees
of our report dated May 4, 2001, with respect to the financial statements and
schedules of the BOK Financial Thrift Plan for Hourly Employees included in this
Annual Report (Form 11-K) for the year ended December 31, 2000:


o    Registration  Statement (Form S-8, No. 333-40280) pertaining to the Reoffer
     Prospectus  of  the  BOK  Financial  Corporation  Thrift  Plan  for  Hourly
     Employees and Trust Agreement.

o    Registration  Statement (Form S-8, No. 333-93957) pertaining to the Reoffer
     Prospectus of the BOK Financial Corporation 2000 Special Stock Option Plan.

o    Registration  Statement (Form S-8, No. 333-62578) pertaining to the Reoffer
     Prospectus of the BOK Financial Corporation 2001 Special Stock Option Plan.




/s/ Ernst & Young, LLP
Tulsa, Oklahoma
June 27, 2001