BANCFIRST CORPORATION
                                                                    EXHIBIT 23.1





                      CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS



We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in these Registration
Statements on Form S-4/A (File No. 333-59913) and Form S-8 (File No.'s 333-31886
and 333-65129) of our report dated April 2, 1999 relating to the consolidated
financial statements, which appears in BancFirst Corporation's Annual Report on
Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2000. We also consent to the reference
to us under the heading "Experts" in such Registration Statement.



PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
March 26, 2001