EXHIBIT 23.1


                      CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS
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We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in this Registration
Statement on Form S-3 of our report dated February 28, 2001 relating to the
consolidated financial statements, which appears in The Colonial BancGroup,
Inc.'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.

                                /s/ PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

Montgomery, Alabama
August 20, 2001