If polling counts for anything, Donald Trump and the Bruins have a lot of catching up to do.

The Trump dump you know about: The Republican presidential nominee is behind in all the polls. (Yes, I’ve opened myself up to a rebuke from Trump consigliere Michael Cohen, who might be screaming “Says who?” this very moment.)

But at least Trump is getting somewhere in the neighborhood of 39 percent in the polls. The Bruins could only hope for those numbers. According to the latest New England Sports Survey, the management of our National Hockey League franchise has been all but kicked to the curb by area sports consumers.

I have no intention of using this column to take any cheap shots at the Bruins. I happen to enjoy watching the B’s, and their players generally mesh well with the community.

But facts are facts. And it’s a fact the Bruins have now gone two consecutive seasons without qualifying for the Stanley Cup playoffs. It’s also a fact many of the 14,600-plus respondents to the New England Sports Survey, conducted by Channel Media and Market Research, Inc., are not happy about it.

Before continuing, however, some good news for the Bruins: They finished in third place when respondents were asked to identify their “favorite sports team,” earning 16 percent of the total. The Patriots were tops at 49 percent, followed by the Red Sox with 26 percent. The ever-building Celtics landed behind the Bruins, with only 8 percent, and the Revolution were relegated to their annual role as the Green Party candidate with 1 percent.

But then things get really, really bad for the Bruins.

As to ranking “ownership performance” during the past year, the Bruins’ Jeremy Jacobs received only 2 percent, finishing dead last behind the ownerships of the Pats (67 percent), Sox (19 percent), the C’s (8 percent), and even the Revolution (4 percent). What’s even more damning is that as recently as 2013, when the Bruins made it to the Stanley Cup finals, their “ownership performance” pulled in 27 percent.

Under “leadership performance,” Pats coach Bill Belichick topped out at 70 percent. At the bottom was B’s president Cam Neely with only 2 percent, tied with the Revolution.

Under “coaches/managers most admired,” Belichick led the field with 66 percent, followed by Brad Stevens of the Celtics (20 percent). Claude Julien of the Bruins and Jay Heaps of the Revolution each garnered 5 percent, and Red Sox manager John Farrell received only 4 percent, down from 25 percent in 2013, providing further proof that New England sports fans clearly are thinking, “What have you done for me lately?”

Management performance? It’s Belichick topping out at 85 percent, with Neely third at 16 percent, down from 49 percent as recently as 2014.

Asked to rate management performance on a scale of one (poor) to seven (excellent), only 5 percent of respondents marked Neely excellent. Belichick was at 52 percent.

In the past year, which team has done the best job making its product better? The Pats (35 percent) and Sox (31 percent) were at the top, with the Celtics (27 percent) finishing a respectable third. The Bruins came in at just 4 percent.

And the killer: In the past year, do you believe (insert team) has changed for the better? A whopping 80 percent believe the Celtics are getting better, followed by the Red Sox (71 percent), Pats (50 percent), Revolution (42 percent) . . . and the Bruins (13 percent). And 52 percent believe the Bruins are changing for the worse.

Asked if they could only follow one of the four teams, the fan response was as follows:

Patriots — 48 percent

Red Sox — 26 percent

Bruins — 16 percent

Celtics — 8 percent

Revolution — 2 percent

As recently as 2012, the Bruins were at only 13 percent though still third in a five-team field. I’m no pollster, but I see this as good news for the Bruins since it shows interest is on the rise. It’s the quality of the product with which people have issues.

Which brings us to the bottom line: Which team has the best chance of winning a championship?

Patriots — 79 percent

Red Sox — 11 percent

Celtics — 5 percent

Bruins — 3 percent

Revolution — 2 percent

In this case, it’s not so much, “What have you done for me lately?” It’s, “What are you going to do next?”

It’s only a poll. Polls aren’t always accurate. Who had Truman beating Dewey in the 1948 presidential election? Who had the Sox winning the World Series in 2013?

But the Bruins have a lot of work to do.

And that’s not me talking. That’s the customers.