The present technology relates to an information processing apparatus and an information processing method that enable a base station to appropriately determine a terminal in charge of receiving processing. Priority of a base station in charge of receiving processing of the terminal among base stations that have received a connection request from the terminal is set for each of a plurality of terminals, and a charged terminal in charge of the receiving processing is determined for each of a plurality of base stations according to the priority of the base station. The present technology can be applied to, for example, a wireless communication system in which a terminal and a base station perform wireless communication.