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                                                            Exhibit 99.CERT

                         CERTIFICATIONS

I, Timothy Ashburn, certify that:

          1. I have reviewed this report on Form N-CSR of Ameriprime Advisors
     Trust;

          2. Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue
     statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to
     make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such
     statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by
     this report;

          3. Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other
     financial information included in this report, fairly present in all
     material respects the financial condition, results of operations, changes
     in net assets, and cash flows (if the financial statements are required to
     include a statement of cash flows) of the registrant as of, and for, the
     periods presented in this report;

          4. The registrant's other certifying officer(s) and I are responsible
     for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as
     defined in Rule 30a-3(c) under the Investment Company Act of 1940) for the
     registrant and have:

          a) designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such
     disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to
     ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its
     consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those
     entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being
     prepared;

          b) evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant's disclosure controls
     and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the
     effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of a date
     within 90 days prior to the filing date of this report based on such
     evaluation;

          c) disclosed in this report any change in the registrant's internal
     control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant's most
     recent fiscal half-year (the registrant's second fiscal half-year in the
     case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably
     likely to materially affect, the registrant's internal control over
     financial reporting; and

          5. The registrant's other certifying officer(s) and I have disclosed
     to the registrant's auditors and the audit committee of the registrant's
     board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):

          a) all significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design
     or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are
     reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant's ability to record,
     process, summarize, and report financial information; and

          b) any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or
     other employees who have a significant role in the registrant's internal
     control over financial reporting.


Date: 12/1/03
                                                    /s/ Timothy Ashburn
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                                                     Timothy Ashburn, President

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I, Thomas Napurano, certify that:

          1. I have reviewed this report on Form N-CSR of Ameriprime Advisors
     Trust;

          2. Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue
     statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to
     make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such
     statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by
     this report;

          3. Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other
     financial information included in this report, fairly present in all
     material respects the financial condition, results of operations, changes
     in net assets, and cash flows (if the financial statements are required to
     include a statement of cash flows) of the registrant as of, and for, the
     periods presented in this report;

          4. The registrant's other certifying officer(s) and I are responsible
     for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as
     defined in Rule 30a-3(c) under the Investment Company Act of 1940) for the
     registrant and have:

          a) designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such
     disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to
     ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its
     consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those
     entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being
     prepared;

          b) evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant's disclosure controls
     and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the
     effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of a date
     within 90 days prior to the filing date of this report based on such
     evaluation;

          c) disclosed in this report any change in the registrant's internal
     control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant's most
     recent fiscal half-year (the registrant's second fiscal half-year in the
     case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably
     likely to materially affect, the registrant's internal control over
     financial reporting; and

          5. The registrant's other certifying officer(s) and I have disclosed
     to the registrant's auditors and the audit committee of the registrant's
     board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):

          a) all significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design
     or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are
     reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant's ability to record,
     process, summarize, and report financial information; and

          b) any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or
     other employees who have a significant role in the registrant's internal
     control over financial reporting.


Date:  12/3/03
                                                     /s/ Thomas Napurano
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                                                     Thomas Napurano, Treasurer
                                                     and Chief Financial Officer

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